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Wild and scenic: How the Yampa River flows
The Yampa River is the heartbeat of the valley. Its cadence is almost invisibly slow: one resonating beat per year, reaching its apex in...

Nikki
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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Bears getting into trash cans: the data behind a mountain town rite of spring
In the arms race between human-engineered bearproof dumpsters and hunger-driven bear ingenuity, it's hard to say who's winning. The first...

Nikki
May 13, 20215 min read
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Snow Stripes: Rhythms of winter snowfall in Colorado's famed ski towns
It's not the snow itself that defines winter in a ski town. It's the way it changes the mood of entire town. How it sparkles in the eyes...

Nikki
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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How Steamboat stays connected: Mapping Facebook’s Social Connectedness Index
It's March again. There is not much left to say about the COVID-19 pandemic that I can do a better job of saying than anyone else, so...

Nikki
Mar 2, 20213 min read
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What 16 years of land cover data reveals about the changing landscape of Steamboat Springs
"This place has changed a lot since I moved here." "It's not what it used to be." "You should have been here 10 years ago." "You should...

Nikki
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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Smoke plume summer: Watching wildfires from space with Landsat 8 and Google Earth Engine
We marked the passage of the long, hot late summer days in Steamboat Springs by watching smoke plumes billowing on the eastern horizon. ...

Nikki
Dec 26, 20205 min read
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