The states that produce the largest number of dinosaur fossils are Montana, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. For example, over 6,000 different fossils have been found at a single dig site in Emery County in Utah. Researchers believe the specimens at this site date back 100 million years. What U.S. states […]
Snowiest Colorado Towns for a White Christmas: Durango. The 11 snowiest Colorado town in the month of December is Durango, Colorado. They average about 6 days of snowfall in December and usually get 13 to 14 inches in time for the holidays. Where is snow in Colorado in December? Western […]
rex mass death site in southern US, found in Utah, strengthens evidence of pack behavior. The Tyrannosaurus rex may not have been as solitary as we believed. In a groundbreaking discovery of the first T. Did Tyrannosaurus rex live in Utah? The fossil group at Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, […]
Whether its a juicy T-bone steak from the Fort, a bison burger from Cherry Cricket, or an elk hotdog from Biker Jim’s, we heart our meats here in the Mile High City. Undoubtedly one of Denver’s most iconic dishes and infamous rights of passage is the Colorado delicacy otherwise known […]
| Updated: March 16, 2018, 1:30 p.m. It was millions of years in the making, but Utahraptor is now Utah’s official state dinosaur — or it will be on May 8. Is the Utahraptor Utah’s state dinosaur? Another fearsome theropod dinosaur found discovered in Utah, the Utahraptor was named the […]
The primary site of these fossils is Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Well-known dinosaurs first named from Canadian specimens include Albertosaurus, Centrosaurus, Corythosaurus, Dromaeosaurus,Gorgosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Parasaurolophusand Styracosaurus. Was the T. rex found in Canada? In August 1991, Robert Gebhard, a school teacher from Eastend, Saskatchewan joined a team of paleontologists […]
California’s Sierra Nevada mountain region has recorded a record-breaking amount of snow – almost 17 feet – so far this month after experiencing months of extreme drought that triggered water shortages and stoked wildfires. What is the largest recorded snowfall? The heaviest snowfall ever recorded in a 24-hour period in […]
The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Breckenridge is increasing, starting the month at 4.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.3 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 6.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.6 inches or falls below 1.9 inches. Is February a good […]
Once at altitude, the combination of the dry air and pressure change reduces our taste bud sensitivity. In fact, our perception of saltiness and sweetness drops by around 30 percent at high altitude, according to a 2010 study by the German airline Lufthansa. Why does taste decrease with altitude? German […]
But actually, Delaware enjoys the goopy cheese. Cheddar and Blue Cheese didn’t even make it as favorites. Soft cheeses were the favorite for 24 states, while semi-hard cheeses only appease 5 states. State Favorite Cheese Maine American Cheese Maryland Queso Blanco Massachusetts Feta Michigan Swiss Cheese Where is cheese the […]
In summer, Denver enjoys low relative humidity, making for beautiful, sun-filled days and cool, comfortable evenings. The average daily high temperature in August is a mild 86 degrees Fahrenheit. The mild weather is due in part to the city’s altitude: 5,280 feet above sea level, or exactly a mile high. […]
The first snowfall of winter for Colorado Springs usually arrives in October, although about one in four years don’t get snow until November. Occasionally September gets a light dusting of snow. The season’s last snowfall typically happens in April, yet every few years May also gets a little snow. What […]
Annual Climate Conditions At higher points, like Bear Lake, Trail Ridge Road, or Longs Peak, it may snow even in July. A wide variation between day and nighttime temperatures is also typical of mountain weather. Do the Rocky mountains have snow all year round? Rocky Mountain National Park experiences significant […]
Can you remove a boot yourself? If the installation is even a bit sloppy (that is, if the jaws that attach the boot to the wheel are a little bit loose), it’s often possible to remove the boot by letting the air out of the tire and simply sliding the […]
The state supreme court ruled Tuesday, that cars can only be booted in areas with ordinances in place. So if a city or county doesn’t have an ordinance, then businesses there cannot boot any car. Property owners had cited an 1886 law that allowed landowners to seize and hold property […]