I'm off in the woods for a few days, so I leave you with this post from September 2008. Enjoy.

I just found this website--Weather Wiz Kids--with all sorts of great explanations and definitions of different types of weather. They also have a bunch of experiments related to weather and weather-monitoring.

In this experiment kids can make their own barometer. A barometer measures atmospheric pressure. The air in the atmosphere exerts pressure that constantly changes due to moving weather systems.

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Trout Lake is the kind of place you take people to when they only have a little time in Yellowstone. It is less than a half mile to the lake, you are likely to see wildlife and even if you don't, it is gorgeous.

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Ok, I'll be back from Glacier when you read this, but I am still preposting one more rerun. I'm typing this before I leave, but I know how much recovery time I'll need after spending a week in the tent with two little boys. You know there is an inordinate amount of laundry. I'll be back live in the next post, but this is a good one!

This is the first in a series of posts on macroinvertebrate activities.

Who doesn't like to crouch on the edge of a stream, or stand knee deep in crystal clear water, looking under rocks? First the water rushes by and chills your fingers, then you feel the smooth texture of a well-weathered stone as you pull it from the streambed.

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I'm camping with my family and some friends in Glacier National Park this week. Instead of new posts (or no posts) I've decided to bring back a few of my favorites that you may not have read since they are a little older. Here's one from my "Camping Skills" series. We're camping with bears right now, so I thought I'd better review.

This is part of my "Camping Skills" series. Others posts in the series are listed at the bottom.

If you are camping or backpacking in bear country it is so important to make your food unavailable to hungry bruins. Not only is it a bummer for you if your food gets chowed down, but it is a bummer for the bear.

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A few weeks ago my friend, Jen, sent this book to my son.

Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

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Trail report

It’s springtime and the birds are chirping. Take a walk—or look out your window—to discover who your avian friends are and what they are up to.

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Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park isn't a destination vacation spot*. It's a small chunk of land next to the highway that you check out on your road trip to Yellowstone. Or, if you live 40 minutes away, you combine it with a visit to the super fun park in Big Timber and make a day of it.

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