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The Day the Snow Trembled: A Highly Accurate, Slightly Questionable Account of the Great Alpine Snowball Duel of ’08
There are many important days in marmot history. The Picnic Theft. The Great Shoelace Uprising. The Day the Sky Fell Down. That one Tuesday when everyone agreed the wind “felt suspicious”. But none loom larger, none echo quite so dramatically … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Darth Chubbious, Death Burrow, Great Alpine Snowball Duel of ’08, Jedi, marmots, MayThe4th, Sith, Snowdrift Ridge, Squeak Windwhisker, Star Wars
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Snackfall at High Altitude: The Great Basket Convergence
It was April 23, National Picnic Day, and what can be called common alpine events were about to unfold above the tree line. High in the Colorado Rockies where the air thins, the grass grows tough and nothing with calories … Continue reading
Hope on the Mountain: The Return of the Vancouver Island Marmot
Earth Day is a human holiday, but its consequences echo far beyond human borders. For those of us who measure time in seasons, snowmelt and meadow bloom, Earth Day is more than just a date on a calendar. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Science
Tagged Canada, climate change, conservation, Earth Day, extinction, hibernation, Marmot Recovery Foundation, marmots, recovery, survival, Vancouver Island Marmots
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The Spring Equinox Incident (That Wasn’t)
Today is the Spring Equinox, when day and night strike their ancient, suspiciously convenient truce and the alpine tundra is supposed to awaken. According to human calendars and those fancy vibrating rectangles the hikers lose on alpine trails, the sun … Continue reading
Groundhog Day (Overcast, But Optimistic)
I hopped out of the burrow in the morning mist, Checking off a season on my winter list. The air was like a cold shoulder, sharp and gray, I’ve been dreaming of the sun since back in mid-May. I stood … Continue reading
The Ballad of Picktail and the Eternal Haul
The burrow was a symphony of snores. January had settled over Rocky Mountain National Park like a weighted blanket, woven from snow and existential dread. Nutmeg McChunky was three months deep into his Maintenance of the Sphere protocol, occasionally twitching … Continue reading
The Great Alpine Opt-Out: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions are a Scam
The new year is a time for resolutions, goal setting and the collective realization, around January 8th, that we were wildly optimistic on January 1st. While you are likely vibrating from a caffeine overdose, staring at a half-completed habit tracker … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Marmots
Tagged FAT, goals, hibernation, New Year, Nutmeg McChunky, resolutions, SAMRT, seasons
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Marmot Christmas: Silent Night, Extremely Literal Edition
If you thought Marmot Thanksgiving was a low-energy affair, Marmot Christmas takes “silent night” to a whole new biological extreme. By late December, the alpine tundra is buried under several feet of snow, the wind is doing unspeakable things to … Continue reading
A Midwinter Night’s Carb-Dream: Nutmeg McChunky and the Infinity Salad
It was December 24th, three yards underground. The ambient temperature in the burrow was a balmy 38° Fahrenheit. The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and forty slumbering rodents. Deep within the pile, wedged tightly between the … Continue reading
Marmot Thanksgiving: A Very Sleepy, Very Grassy Holiday Feast!
Welcome to marmot Thanksgiving, the alpine holiday that’s 80% snack, 20% nap and 100% chaos. For most of North America Thanksgiving means family, food comas and perhaps a highly questionable game of touch football. But for our beloved, rotund alpine … Continue reading