Oct 7, 2015
Today, our challenge was to create and film a exercise regime. We decided to create our fitness video for peers and staffers right here at the High Desert Center in Paonia, Colorado! We started out with some basic safety, like remembering water and staying protected from the elements, be them rain, snow, or sun. Then […]
Oct 7, 2015
Today, our group’s challenge was for each of us to create a personal website, which will be our public online presence. While the technical work was a hurdle, the main difficulty was trying to figure out what you want your public appearance to be. Speaking for myself, Joey Phelps, I really enjoyed the entire process, […]
Oct 7, 2015
I stand on the rocky hillside. I have a perfect view out over the valley and the huge, stretching fields of Paonia. Mount Lamborn stands proud and tall in front of me, the white lamb-shaped mark for which it was named shining in the sun, my view unobstructed by any trees. Twenty-five years ago this […]
Oct 7, 2015
It was a cold morning, one of the coldest so far, I think. We knew from the night before what roughly our challenge today would be: to teach people with three different disabilities (blind, deaf, and using only their non-dominate hand) a new skill or technique. We learned the next morning that we would be […]
Oct 6, 2015
Our group’s first task today was to come up with a few questions about our surroundings. These questions weren’t your typical questions, though! These were questions of a mysterious sort; questions even the all-knowing GOOGLE couldn’t immediately answer. Try, right now, to think of a few questions yourself. It’s harder than you may think, isn’t […]
Oct 6, 2015
This is day 2, week 4 of the UA Adventure Semester. My group’s challenge today was to teach the rest of our group how to recognize one type of native plant, with a catch – half the group we were teaching would be blindfolded, and half would be blocking out sound with music. The goal […]
Oct 6, 2015
Today the magnificent Blake Boles taught us how to make a website using wordpress. A place on the internet that belongs to me, where I can share my adventures and hobbies. This is my favorite challenge so far. I can look back at what I have done and feel a sense of accomplishment. This pushes […]
Oct 6, 2015
Trait distributions of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp.) in the Pinyon Juniper Habitat of Western Colorado. Betts, S; Abeywickrema, M; Jet, L; Garrett, J; & Berdichevsky, K. Abstract: After observing a variation in the traits of Opuntia spp. on the Pinyon Juniper mesas above Paonia, CO, the authors questioned whether two distinct species existed in […]
Oct 6, 2015
Today’s challenge for our group was to make a workout video for people at home to watch and follow along with. We used a theme we thought would be great for people everywhere: a minimalist routine with a partner. The point was to be able to do all of the exercises with nothing but a […]
Oct 6, 2015
Distributional Patterns of Galls of the Cedar/Apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniper-virginianae, among the Utah juniper, Osteosperma utahensis, of Western Colorado. Vyas, D; Marcellus, G; Colmenares, M; Phelps, J; Jennings, B. Abstract: Quantitative samples of cedar/apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniper-virginianae, distribution on Utah juniper, Osteosperma utahensis, were gathered from three sites of varying slope direction and intensity. Using […]