Lake George NewsLocal news for Lake George, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.College Teaches One Class at a Time- October 28, 2007 "It takes away the constraint of the 50-minute lecture or the three-hour lab. You can continue on things until you're finished." It's a silly old expression, but Professor Eric Leonard says it's true: The best geologist is the one who's seen the most rocks.Which is why, on a crisp fall morning, Leonard was driving a van full of sleeping bags and sleepy-eyed Colorado College freshmen into the mountains around Pike's Peak, where the history of the earth is writ large in giant slabs of igneous...http://www.topix.net/city/lake-george-co/2007/10/college-teaches-one-class-at-a-time?fromr... The Nation's Weather- October 25, 2007 Santa Anna winds that fanned Southern California's wildfires were expected to weaken Wednesday and a gradual cooling trend was anticipated by Thursday.Light rain was forecast for northwestern Washington as a Pacific front moves into the region.A cold front was expected to bring rain showers to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.Farther south, a low pressure system stalled over the Tennessee Valley and the system's cold front was projected to move through the Southeast, delivering showers and...http://www.topix.net/city/lake-george-co/2007/10/the-nations-weather?fromrss=1 Happy Trails Kenosha Peak- October 12, 2007 This variation on a classic Lost Creek Wilderness trail takes hikers along a mossy creek to a gentle alpine summit with views all around and plenty of options for further wandering. via The Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/lake-george-co/2007/10/happy-trails-kenosha-peak?fromrss=1 Forget what Smokey used to say: Fires can be friendly- October 7, 2007 "Smoke is a real issue. From an ecological standpoint, I would really like to see it (prescribed burning) used more." There was no big wildfire news to report last week from the vicinity of the Hayman burn, and that's the way everyone wants it. via The Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/lake-george-co/2007/10/forget-what-smokey-used-to-say-fires-can-... |