A haboob? I never heard the name before but I love it. Steve gets these I hear in NM, too. I didn’t know that they were common.
Month: July 2025
Gallatin Caves
50 million years ago, a subtropical forest thrived in what is now the Gallatin Range of Montana. Towering trees, ferns, and prehistoric creatures lived in a warm, humid climate—until catastrophe struck. A massive volcanic eruption from the Absaroka Range unleashed lahars—deadly mudflows of ash, rock, and debris that surged down the mountainsides like wet …
Denisovan Skull?
Despite their genetic contributions to present-day East Asians and Oceanians, what Denisovans looked like has remained an open question since their discovery 15 years ago. Now, recent research by a team led by Fu Qiaomiei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ji Qiang of Hebei …
The Inca String Code
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them? Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire The Inca string code that reveals Peru’s climate history I have always been intrigued by this mystery. It is such a unique solution to …
Dragon Teeth
One great exploration that I have done a few times is to time the tides just right and go strolling along the pinnacles (or splits) at Cape Split. This time around I timed the tides right but those gulls were dive bombing me and lil drony! BTW it’s the only way to actually see the …
Pigeon Art
Jackson Pollock would be jealous. From something called PigeonHub with 104K members. As near as I can tell, it is some sort of site for street pigeon lovers and using them as pets. Meme heavy.
Maine Leapers
Jumping Sturgeons, Kennebec River, 6/22/2025. My first attempt photographing these sturgeons. MAINE Wildlife Prior Post on the return of Maine Sturgeon.
Hole in the Wall, Port Alberni, BC
It looks natural. A neat spot. Another local jem as mentioned in prior posts.
Rockhopper Penguins
I cringed looking at this due to my swimming in the surf for Striped Bass. I used to climb on barnacle infested rocks and even with gloves it was not fun. Doing it in surf like that would be suicide. They do not even seem fazed and I can’t believe some wouldn’t be hurt or killed. No …
Bear Pole 2.0
Prior Bear pole post. I finally set a camera on a power pole after saying for years I should. They bears have chewed up all the power poles on the lane. The first several weeks were dead except for a sow and 2 cubs. In the last 2 weeks of June, there were multiple bears …