Mountain Biking: Rubber side down- Time for a TurnaroundWell, my friends, things are finally looking up, and good timing, too, since I’m sure you’re all sick of me bitching. Recent bike build, including wheels… fun! In what feels like a fairly short time, I’ve come from sitting around … Continue reading → […]
- This Raised My PulseHey, baby… wanna ride? I may be injured, but I’m not dead yet. I can still have racy thoughts. Here’s more info. In other news, UBI was an awesome success! I had a blast. I highly recommend it. Overhaul day…. … Continue reading → […]
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Fourmile burn area has high flood risk
Reread that title again.
Last September's Fourmile Fire has left flood danger in its wake. Photo by Mark Leffingwell.
We’re in danger, folks, especially those living in the Fourmile Fire burn area.
Laura Snider reports that
If more than an inch of rain falls over the area burned by the Fourmile Fire in an hour — an event that happens, on average, every other year — between 20 and 40 homes would be at risk of flooding.
That’s scary stuff. Check out the rest of Laura’s article, “Heavy rain in Fourmile burn area could flood dozens of homes,” for more info about how to be prepared.
Petroleum prices on the rise
So gas prices are going up. Again.
That means it’s time to start thinking about alternate means of transportation.
How will you be getting from Point A to Point B?
By bike? Photo by Paul Aiken.
By bus? Photo by Marty Caivano.
Will you walk? Photo by Paul Aiken.
Will you walk with friends? Photo by Lynne Sladky, AP.
We want to know … so tell us!
Eastern mountain lion declared extinct
Did you read the title and pause a moment for of silence in honor of that once great species?
Yeah, we have our share of mountain lions in Colorado … but that’s the western mountain lion.
Looking back over the years, relationships between Boulder residents and cougars have been tenuous to say the least. Some want them to stay because, after all, the big cats were here first. Others fear for the safety of their children, cats and dogs. David Baron’s chilling tale, “The Beast in the Garden,” provides a particularly detailed account of the early 1990s when tensions were especially high.
Most of those worries are warranted. Mountain lions are scary.
But in the midst of those concerns, the animal itself is a pretty darn cool.
So what do you think? Is Boulder blessed to have them? Or is the east coast lucky they’re gone?
