Reflections

Lakeside Evening

A late summer stillness settles in at Brainard Lake.

Aug 15, 2025 • Laura K

A Prairie Inventory

The midwestern summer air is heavy, humid, gelatinous.

Jul 20, 2025 • Laura K

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

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

Jun 4, 2023 • Laura K

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

Dawn. Cool air from the sparse alpine land above fills the valley. The sky glows dimly at first, then brightens to violet, powder blue, and pink.

Aug 31, 2022 • Laura K

Solar Eclipse Flashback

On August 21, 2017, a total eclipse of the sun cast a shady path 70 miles wide across the United States.

Aug 22, 2022 • Laura K

Square Top Lake

The autumn colors are peaking in various places around Colorado, and I am eager to get out and enjoy the season before it’s over.

Sep 21, 2020 • Laura K

Golden Grasslands

The brown season is here: grasses are brittle, sun-parched, crisp as cornstalks.

Sep 13, 2020 • Laura K

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