Steamboat
Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
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BAT houSE? BAT condo?<br />
Build iT And ThEy Will coME.<br />
Want to get the bats out of your barn – or just enjoy the vision of bats<br />
swooping around at sunset? Build bat houses – or the super-size version<br />
known as bat condos. The organization for Bat conservation has spent<br />
years of research figuring out exactly what makes a bat house successful.<br />
Here’s what they advise:<br />
MATEriAlS<br />
• Cedar is the best choice. Exterior plywood works too.<br />
conSTrucTion<br />
• Bat houses should measure at least 24”tall, 13” wide and 3” deep – and if<br />
you’re going for the condo effect, multiple chambers need to be at least 2”<br />
apart. The entrance should be no more than ¾”-1” wide.<br />
• Inside the house, bats need to hang comfortably. Create horizontal<br />
grooves (1/4 inch apart) in the entire length of the inside of the wood, both<br />
front and back – or attach polyethylene plastic mesh to the wood on the<br />
inside of the bat house, both front and back.<br />
• Remember, bats are mammals – climate control is important too. Add
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