Monthly Archives: August 2019

Environmental Panic Attack

Posted on August 22, 2019 by forstegrupp

I just can’t read the news. Everywhere there seems to be some new report about some other environmental disaster. The latest is the fires burning the Amazonian rainforests. Before it was the Greenland ice sheet melting at an unprecedented rate. … Continue reading →

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Buffalo in Yellowstone

Posted on August 20, 2019 by forstegrupp

When we drove into Yellowstone park from the Grand Tetons, we were headed to Mammoth Hot Springs. We drove through Hayden Valley at twilight and saw elk and bison. Even a single buffalo will cause a traffic slow down, so … Continue reading →

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Geothermal Features of Yellowstone

Posted on August 2, 2019 by forstegrupp

For ten days, SH and I explored Yellowstone National Park. We visited just about every geothermal feature: geysers, fumaroles, hot springs, mudpots, and hot spring terraces. The one feature SH really wanted to see was the Grand Prismatic Spring — … Continue reading →

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How does the second Democratic debate connect to the threat of conspiracy theories?

Posted on August 1, 2019 by forstegrupp

Last night, I watched the second part of the second Democratic debate. I did not watch the previous three. I could not bear the thought of seeing more than twenty Democrats rip each other down when our real target needs … Continue reading →

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