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Tag Archives: winter
Groundhog Day Special: You survived a polar vortex, when…
With Groundhog Day tomorrow, here are a few light-hearted, post-polar vortex thoughts from Northwest Lower Michigan. Please feel free to pass along your fun quips too and they will be added. …20 degrees fahrenheit feels like a frigging heat wave. … Continue reading
Icy Wonders of Nature
Living “Up North” in Michigan can present some challenges during the winter months. But, it can also often instill a complete sense of awe and wonder. The beauty of freshly fallen snow, the reflective subtleties created by moonlight on the … Continue reading
Posted in art, environment, fun, geography, nature, pictures, rivers/watersheds, Science, tourism, Travel, weather
Tagged Ice, ice balls, ice caves, ice disks, ice pancakes, icicles, winter
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Holiday Snowshoe Trek
We, and quite a few other folks, spent part of Christmas Day snowshoeing Empire Bluff in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Here are a few of the inspiring images from our trek.
Posted in entertainment, Environment, family, fitness, fun, geography, hiking, recreation, topography, trails, Travel
Tagged Empire Bluff Trail, Sleeping Bear Dunes, snowshoeing, winter
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Land uses which are more often found “Up North”
As a regular visitor and now denizen of “Up North,” the following is my list of those land uses that tend to be found more often in northern locales of North America than in other parts of the country. This … Continue reading
The “real” snowbirds
Each autumn and winter millions of northerners across North America make the pilgrimage to points south, primarily Florida and Arizona, to escape the snow and cold. Similarly, flocks of birds migrate southward for the winter from their summer nesting grounds. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Canada, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, nature, North America, Science, Travel, weather, Wildlife
Tagged animals, birds, climate, Dark-eyed Juncos, migration, nature, snow, wildlife, winter
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My coldest bicycle commute ever
Sometimes you have to do something outside of your comfort zone, just to prove you can. After being subjected to a continuously brutal winter of snow, ice, wind, frigid temps, and drab skies while commuting by car, I decided that … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, Communications, environment, fitness, fun, health, recreation, seasons, trails, transportation, weather
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, seasons, transportation, weather, winter
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Why not a midwinter Smart Commute?
I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate the powerful benefits of Smart Commute, than to highlight its potential during the winter months as well as during fair weather. Most, if not all Smart Commute events seem to be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, Health care, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, logistics, new urbanism, Passenger rail, planning, pollution, psychology, rail, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, weather, writing
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cross-country skiiing, exercise, fitness, fun, health, hiking, ice skating, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, seasons, skating, skiing, Smart Commute, walking, weather, winter
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Prudent planner ideas based on the Winter of 2014
Given the truly delightful winter we have been suffering through this year, I thought it might be a good idea to list off some suggestions for us planners to consider for addressing potential future winter mayhem. You can never be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Biking, Cars, cities, climate change, energy, environment, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, product design, satire, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning, weather, zoning
Tagged civics, climate, cold, emergency preparedness, Ice, planning, safety, seasons, snow, transit, transportation, urban planning, weather, winter
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Winter scenes on the Boulder Creek Path
Below are series of photos from my morning hike with my middle son this past Monday, January 6th, along portions of the 5.5 mile long Boulder Creek Path near the campus of the University of Colorado. It was absolutely gorgeous on this … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, civics, civility, colleges, culture, economic development, economic gardening, education, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, schools, seasons, spatial design, States, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged biking, Boulder, Boulder Creek Path, cities, Colorado, fitness health, geography, greenways, hiking, images, land use, maps, photos, pictures, planning, recreation, seasons, trails, transportation, urban planning, walking, weather, winter
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Mapping an ice storm’s impact
Above is an interesting map of the power outages reported from the major ice storm that took place here in Mid-Michigan Saturday night and Sunday. The map outlines the service area of Consumer Energy in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and then depict … Continue reading
Posted in civics, Communications, energy, environment, geography, history, humanity, infrastructure, Maps, marketing, nature, North America, pictures, planning, seasons, spatial design, Statistics, urban planning, weather
Tagged climate, maps, meteorology, Michigan, planning, storms, weather, winter
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