Outdoors


Active Outdoors: Start bike season out with a rail trail warm-up
Some people are much more hard-core pedal fanatics than we are, but my sweetheart, Marilyn, and I really enjoy riding together on our fat-tire tandem bicycle. Full Story

Eyes to the Sky: Mercury, Venus and Jupiter mix it up
All eyes west during the luminous evening twilight, from about 8:45 to 9:20, tonight and into the week ahead. An extraordinary gathering of planets, that look like stars, is in progress close to the west-northwest skyline. Full Story

Naturewatch: Number of bluebird eggs in nest can vary
Q: We have bluebirds nesting in a box in our field, and hear weak chirping emanating from the "nursery." Is there a set number of baby birds that they have at one time? Full Story