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Category Archives: Science Writing
Lone Peak Love Letter: My Favorite Christmas Tree Laccolith!
Last September, the day the manuscript for my book was due to the publisher, I left my desk and hiked up my backyard peak, running over every memorized word on my way up the mountain. By 11,166 feet, I decided it … Continue reading
Coming Soon… My First Book!!!
For all my long-time readers out there who have been wondering what I’ve been up to these past few years, I can finally let you in on my big secret! I wrote a book! My first book entitled Aerial Geology: … Continue reading
Travels in Geology: Hells Canyon
Why would you ever visit a place called Hells Canyon? Especially given how hard it is to get there: Few roads and only steep, difficult trails run down into the 2,400-meter-deep gorge — the deepest canyon in North America — … Continue reading
Where Warm Waters Halt…On the Trail of Treasure in the Rocky Mountains!
“Where warm waters halt… where warm waters halt… where warm waters halt.” For two summers, I’ve been exploring the Rocky Mountains with those words on my mind. Why those four words in particular? Because I believe they lead to a … Continue reading
Ask the Blonde Coyote: What do I need to hit the road?
I’ve been getting so many lovely, thoughtful, inquisitive emails from people and I’m sorry to say it’s become impossible for me to answer all of them. Most of you want to hit the road – for a long weekend, for … Continue reading
A Special Auction
My favorite day of the year is always the Third Saturday of September: Auction Day! On this day, every year for the past 24 years, the Amish and Mennonite communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have held a spectacular benefit auction … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Science Writing, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized
Tagged Amish, auction, Clinic For Special Children, genetics, Holmes Morton, Mennonite
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My 500th Post!
Drum roll, please… this is my 500th post on the Blonde Coyote! A look back at my very first post from June 2011: Until very recently, I resisted starting a blog. I already make my living at the keyboard as a freelance … Continue reading
The Oregon Cascades: South Sister!
The first really big mountain I ever summited was a stratovolcano – Ecuador’s 19,347-foot Cotopaxi – and I’ve had a thing for climbing them ever since. Stratovolcanoes boast the classic volcanic profile – a lone, cone-shaped summit, usually snowcapped. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie & D.O.G., Hiking!, Photography, Road tripping!, Science Writing, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101
Tagged Cascades, climbing, Oregon, South Sister, stratovolcanoes, volcanoes
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The Steens Mountains: A Round Barn & U-Shaped Gorges
Having grown up around horses and in Amish country, I’ve seen a lot of beautiful barns in my life, but this round barn in southeast Oregon, built in 1880 to train and exercise horses through the winter, just might take the … Continue reading
EARTH Magazine: Crowd-Funding Science!
As many of you know, I don’t just write for fun. This is also how I make my living! If you’re curious about my science writing, my latest feature story for EARTH magazine – on scientists using crowd funding platforms like Kickstarter … Continue reading
Posted in Science Writing, Uncategorized
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Travels with the Blonde Coyote 