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| Still a little snow on top of the Organ Mountains |
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| The long view |
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| Guess who spotted two mountain bikers? |
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| Snakelike Soaptree Yucca stalk |
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| Sinewy Soaptree Yucca stalk |
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| A tall Torrey Yucca |
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| Standing beside the Yucca (I'm 5' 11") |
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sunday Hike
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Xmas Eve
Yuccas and the mountains 41F when Dr. K, Willow and I started off this morning; but a cold wind made conditions somewhat unpleasant. Neverth...
7 comments:
I've been a High Country News subscriber for many years and read your oryx article when it was originally publi8shed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention again.
You might want to check out a new book reviewed in the New York Times Science section on December 27: "A Great Aridness", by William deBuys. I intend to read the book (based on the review), but I'm starting to teach a course this week and won't have time to read until the term's over. The review's really making me reconsider my intention to relocate to the Southwest when I retire in 6 years.
I can see that becca took that last photo! What a smart dog she is.
Scott: Thanks for pointing me to deBuys's book. And thanks for reading the oryx piece again. A teacher, huh? I'm a former teacher.
Tonia: She is a smart dog, but she still doesn't get the dynamic involved in holding the camera.
Reluctant teacher, at best. I have my "day job," but the University of Pennsylvania and, now, Temple University have hired me as adjunct faculty. I teach one course every other year at Penn, and this will be my first course (the same course) at Temple. I assume that my re-appointment and frequency of teaching at Temple will depend on my term-end evaluations. I don't really like to teach, but (1) the students seem to appreciate the information and (2) the extra money's not bad--especially at Penn.
Scott: I'm certain you're performing a valuable service in teaching those classes, especially if the students are interested in the subject matter. That is the most important thing.
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