Steep Trail

I sat beside the lake and noticed the natter of juncos, the lap of water, the brush of pine needles.

Dec 3 • Laura K

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November 2025

The Sora

I saw a Sora stepping through the grass seeming somewhat tipsy, and tripping over twigs.

Nov 28 • Laura K

Wapiti

On the edge of winter at the drop of dusk, Wapiti bows his head, his antlers catch the wind. Like scaffolds made of bone, they steady his stance against…

Nov 21 • Laura K

March 2025

The Cranes of the San Luis Valley

More than 800,000 sandhill cranes travel along multiple flyways across North America. Each spring and fall, the cranes gather to recharge at stopover…

Mar 29 • Laura K

June 2023

Roadside Geology

It’s early Sunday morning, and I’m driving north along US Highway 287. It’s been raining almost every day for three weeks now, and the landscape’s…

Jun 11, 2023 • Laura K

Alluvial Fan

Notes from an hour spent observing nature at Alluvial Fan Trailhead, Endovalley, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Jun 4, 2023 • Laura K

May 2023

A Visit to Chatfield Banding Station

I arrive at the Denver Audubon Nature Center in Chatfield State Park shortly after dawn and join a small group of birdwatchers gathering at the…

May 29, 2023 • Laura K

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Soapstone Prairie

On my first visit to Soapstone, I hiked along a narrow trail, stopping frequently to admire the views. In the distance, I could see the mountains of the…

May 22, 2023 • Laura K

December 2022

Elk Rut

Listen to the haunting bugle calls of bull elk in the alpine meadows and valleys along the Big Thompson River. A compilation of short recordings made in…

Dec 26, 2022 • Laura K

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Christmas at Saint Fagans

A Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! I usually spend Christmas in Wales, but for several years, that’s not been possible. So this…

Dec 25, 2022 • Laura K

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September 2022

Steady Rain

Experience the soothing sounds of a steady midwestern rain shower as it falls on a bed of coneflowers and sunflowers.

Sep 30, 2022 • Laura K

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A Pocketful of Species

Last summer, I started using iNaturalist to keep track of the species I encountered during my outdoor adventures, and this practice has since developed…

Sep 24, 2022 • Laura K

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