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Wild and scenic: How the Yampa River flows
The Yampa River is the heartbeat of the valley. Its cadence is almost invisibly slow: one resonating beat per year, reaching its apex in...
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Nikki
May 13, 20215 min read
Bears getting into trash cans: the data behind a mountain town rite of spring
In the arms race between human-engineered bearproof dumpsters and hunger-driven bear ingenuity, it's hard to say who's winning. The first...
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Nikki
Apr 6, 20213 min read
Snow Stripes: Rhythms of winter snowfall in Colorado's famed ski towns
It's not the snow itself that defines winter in a ski town. It's the way it changes the mood of entire town. How it sparkles in the eyes...
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Nikki
Mar 2, 20213 min read
How Steamboat stays connected: Mapping Facebook’s Social Connectedness Index
It's March again. There is not much left to say about the COVID-19 pandemic that I can do a better job of saying than anyone else, so...
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Nikki
Feb 2, 20214 min read
What 16 years of land cover data reveals about the changing landscape of Steamboat Springs
"This place has changed a lot since I moved here." "It's not what it used to be." "You should have been here 10 years ago." "You should...
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Nikki
Dec 26, 20205 min read
Smoke plume summer: Watching wildfires from space with Landsat 8 and Google Earth Engine
We marked the passage of the long, hot late summer days in Steamboat Springs by watching smoke plumes billowing on the eastern horizon. ...
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