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'A Passion for Nature' by Donald Worster
A Passion for Nature
The Life of John Muir
Donald Worster
Oxford University Press: 536 pp., $34.95
Glaciers advance and retreat, but the joie d'esprit of John Muir is eternal. Anyone who today hikes the Sierra Nevada -- or, for that matter, their...Tags: Walt Whitman, Robert Burns, Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tourism and Leisure
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In Montana, two Big ski resorts
Associated PressThere are two big destination ski resorts in Montana. Big Sky, near Bozeman, is expensive and polished. Big Mountain, near Whitefish, is not. You can go as big as you want in Big Sky Country. But which is the real Montana? I grew up there and can tell...Tags: Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Whitefish, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Low-key v. luxury ski resort: Which is the real Montana, Big Sky or Big Mountain?
Associated Press WriterBIG SKY, Mont. (AP) _ There are two big destination ski resorts in Montana. Big Sky, near Bozeman, is expensive and polished. Big Mountain, near Whitefish, is not. You can go as big as you want in Big Sky Country. But which is the real Montana? I grew...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Whitefish, Tourism and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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UN: Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
By Tini Tran and John Heilprin Associated Press BEIJING—A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, changing weather...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Conservation, Global Change, San Diego (San Diego, California), Rivers
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Rock threat danger closes part of Yosemite lodging
The Associated PressThe National Park Service said Friday it will close part of a popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockfall. Park officials said 233 cabins will close permanently, or about one-...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Landforms, Tourism and Leisure
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Yosemite officials permanently close parts of popular lodging complex due to falling rock
Associated Press WriterFRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ The National Park Service said Friday it will close part of a popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockfall. Park officials said 233 cabins will close...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Landforms, Tourism and Leisure
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Mars hides watery secret
Tribune NewspapersIn a discovery that partly answers the question of where all the water went on Mars, scientists have found vast, debris-covered glaciers much nearer the equatorial region than anyone had expected, according to a report Friday in the journal Science....Tags: George Bush, University of Texas, Landforms, Los Angeles, NASA
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Jenna Otter returns to scene of grizzly bear attack
No one knew what to expect on the trail to Grinnell Glacier one late summer morning, but a second bull moose less than an hour out was hardly a good sign. During September and October -- mating season -- it's always best to give the spindly-legged animals...Tags: Natural Resources, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Injuries, Facebook
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UN report finds pollution 'brown clouds' over much of world are newest environmental threat
Associated Press WritersBEIJING (AP) _ A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, changing weather patterns around the world and threatening health...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Global Change, Conservation, San Diego (San Diego, California), Rivers
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Glaciers' growth in Alaska halts 200-year pattern
Anchorage Daily NewsTwo hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-08. Unusually large amounts of winter snow were followed by unusually chilly temperatures in June, July and August. "In mid-June, I was surprised to see snow...Tags: Alaska, Landforms, Imperial and Royal Matters, Prince William
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Powder points
Special to The Baltimore SunFall is fading, days are shorter and parts of Maryland are already seeing snow. That all means it's time to think about booking winter trips to ski country. The question, of course, is where to go. North America offers coast-to-coast regional options...Tags: Volcanoes, Air Transportation Industry, Rivers, Winter Olympics, Tourism and Leisure
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Antarctic coast's namesake
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — When Jim O'Neal was approaching his 30th birthday, he had a chance for a rare adventure: a visit to the southernmost continent as part of an international expedition to Antarctica. Mr. O'Neal, 81, who died of encephalopathy Nov. 1 in...Tags: World War II, Maryland, Richard Byrd, Landforms, George Washington University
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