Hey guys, sorry for the hiatus. Life has been kind of nuts lately. But let's catch up. I've been busy with some super fun family visits lately. First my dad had a chance to visit for a couple days while he was traveling in Colorado. We had a super fun day starting with the breakfast … Continue reading Food, Fun, and Family
Good day to you, my Lords and Ladies! My birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I kept with tradition and went to the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur, Colorado. I have attended this for so many of my birthdays in the past, mostly because opening weekend falls on my birthday and it is a … Continue reading Renaissance Festival Birthday Bash
Howdy friends! How are you? Are you ready for the weekend?! I have been wanting to recap a couple of races for awhile but wanted to finish up with all my Ecuador posts first. I made my way up to Fort Collins last month to run in my absolute favorite race ever, the Colorado Marathon. … Continue reading Run, run, run!
Alternate title: The time I visited the Equator museum 🙂 But before we get to our last Ecuador recap post, can I just tell you how fantastic is has been living closer to work?! I have been enjoying the many luxuries those who live in the same city they work in enjoy. The dogs have … Continue reading A Journey to the Center of the Earth
The final tapir...and the penultimate chapter in our Ecuador recaps! Sad. We caught a third tapir just a few days after we found Fayna. And it was a male!! We had a world-renowned reproductive specialist from the Smithsonian Institute with us and he came specifically to collect semen from a wild male mountain tapir. You … Continue reading The final tapir!
Good morning and happy weekend to you! I want to continue our recap of my Ecuador trip! We caught tapir number two (like Mambo No. 5, but less musical!) just a couple days after we caught Jackie. Say hello to Fayna! Our amazing trackers were out in the forest with the dogs maybe only a … Continue reading Tapir Number Two
Well then all of a sudden it was May. What the heck?! But seriously, time is flying. I can't keep up. Between my awesome trip to Ecuador, a promotion at work, my Happiness Project, and a whole lot of other stuff going on it's been hard to keep up with the blog. But as ever, … Continue reading A Mountain Tapir Expedition in the Andes
Howdy friends!! I'm sorry I've been so absent from the blog lately. Life has shifted into overdrive lately and I have been trying to catch up. BUT! I still want to recap my awesome trip to Ecuador. My Zoo sent me and two other people to Ecuador to track and find wild mountain tapirs! Our … Continue reading Papallacta, Ecuador
I am back in the land of good WiFi so get ready for a barrage of Ecuador pictures! My work sent me to Ecuador for a two week expedition to radiocollar wild mountain tapirs and get biological samples on them. This information will hopefully give us a better idea of where these animals range and … Continue reading Colorful Quito!
Hola from Ecuador! I am in the midst of a two-week expedition to radio collar wild mountain tapir and take biological samples! I am thrilled and speechless to be here and am so fortunate that I work somewhere that values conservation and sent me to help out! But until I have time to compile all … Continue reading Dickerson Park Zoo Road Trip
