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Scientists to track climate change for ptarmigansMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:11AMROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK - Amid concerns that climate change will reshape Colorado's high country, Colorado State University ecologist Greg Wann is on a tough mission: tracking ptarmigans, the elusive mountain birds known for their camouflage. The conditions he faces trudging after them here at 12,100 feet - sharp rocks, icy wind, a merciless sun - are daunting even during summer. "It can be ...

Desert hydroelectric power project awaits federal decisionMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:01AMIn the future, when Inland residents flip a light switch or turn on an air conditioner, the power could come from a desert hydroelectric plant that would create and store energy.

I have lots of books in me. Now, do I want to write any . . .Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:00PMFor a couple of months now -- well, eight or nine -- I've had a two-inch thick stack of papers sitting on my desk, just to the left of my monitor, a reminder that I need to mail them off to a very nice woman in Maine named Gay Grant. But for some reason I just can't bring myself to. Book - Shopping - Local Interest - Used and Rare - IPad

Survivors escape entrapment with their sanity intactSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:26AMRandy Knapp was a teen­ager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Or­egon's Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he's still climbing.

Tales of entrapment: Most survivors manage to go on with their livesSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:51AMRandy Knapp was a teenager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Oregon’s Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he’s still climbing. Jonathan Metz tried to saw off his arm this summer after it got stuck in his furnace.

Surviving entrapment with sanitySunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:08AMRandy Knapp was a teenager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Oregon's Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he's still climbing. Jonathan Metz tried to saw off his arm this summer after it got stuck in his furnace and infection set in.

No second chance for wilderness first aidSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:42PMIt's a beautiful, crisp autumn afternoon. You head to your favorite remote picnic spot in the Laurel Highlands with your family. The area is off the beaten path and provides the perfect respite from a long week of work. After an afternoon of enjoying all the season has to offer, the sun begins to set in the sky and the air brings with it a chill that cuts to the bone.

The Joys and Risks of the WildernessSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:32PMReaders respond to an article about the Forest Service’s enforcement of the Wilderness Act.

After the torture, it's a matter of survivalSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:31PMReinforcement A will never forget his turn to stand before the battle-hardened veterans from Australia's most elite fighting force. His fate hinged on their judgment.