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Cap’n Cheeks McSnatch and the Fiery Gold of the Sun God
The Summer Solstice arrived over the high country with all the subtlety of a marmot falling off a boulder. Long before dawn, the tundra above the Alpine Visitor Center glowed silver beneath the first rays of sunlight. Wildflowers stirred. Pikas … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Holidays
Tagged Alpine Visitor Center, Biscuit Blacktail, Cheekpouch Corsair, Cheeks McSnatch, Crumbbeard, Fiery Gold of the Sun God, heist, humor, Mad Molly Marmotbane, marmots, National Park Mysteries, One-Eyed Walnut Jack, Pegpaw Pete, Pip, Pirate Code, pirates, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains, solstice, Squalltail Sam, Tiny Terror Tumblefur, Trail Ridge Road, Whistling Marauder
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Memorial Day at Altitude: The Case of the Liberated Vending Machine
By Memorial Day, the snow finally loosened its grip on Trail Ridge Road, like a grumpy marmot reluctantly letting go of a sun-warmed rock. Plows roared, gates swung open and the Alpine Visitor Center emerged from its winter cocoon looking … Continue reading
Posted in Marmots
Tagged Alpine Legends, Eternal Picnic, heist, marmots, National Park Mysteries, Rocky Mountain National Park, tourism
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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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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
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
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
Halloween in the Burrow: A Marmot’s Guide
For most humans Halloween means candy, costumes and mild regrets, usually associated with alcohol. But for marmots, nature’s roundest rodents, it’s a bit more complicated. See, by the time October rolls around, marmots are deep into their pre-hibernation naps, dreaming … Continue reading
Nutmeg McChunky and the Great National Nut Day Confusion
Today is National Nut Day and no, we’re not talking about the eccentric neighbor kind or your quirky uncle who wears socks with sandals in January, although we all have a few of those in the burrow as well. This … Continue reading
Grumble in the Grass: A Marmot’s Tribute to National Grouch Day
For most, October 15th is just another crisp autumn day. But for a select, discerning few, it’s a sacred observance: National Grouch Day. Every colony has one, that one marmot who can turn a perfectly fine morning into a lecture … Continue reading