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I spend a lot of time in the great outdoors armed. In the near future as a soon to be retired chemist. I plan to spend much more time teaching my grandchildren all about the great outdoors.

Dust has been blown across the Atlantic Ocean for thousands of years. Aeolian dust storms of very fine particulates cross the ocean and affect the color of sunrises of Florida. In the northern latitudes, dust from Siberia and the Gobi Desert is blown eastward, across Alaska. The wind originates with the Siberian Low centers. As a bonus in addition to dust, radioactive particles from above ground Russian nuclear testing during the previous century, was blown eastward, over Alaska and the Yukon. Breath deep the gathering gloom.

Here are some prints and Sotol snack discards from the past few days, we've had some decent rain so easier to find sign.

Several years ago, I read a piece in a local paper about stream ecology and there was a quote, something about "we know there are kids playing in (numerous streams) because we see their footprints all the time". Hiding in plain sight, you might say.

Asian murder hornets! Just kidding, no idea.

Really cool find yesterday walking down one of the creeks.....apparently the Hairydad was doing the same thing with a very young friend. Found several of their tracks along the way, and here are some of the better ones, also shown are a few pics of the creek I was walking down. The first pic shows both prints, with the baby circled in red and an arrow pointing to Dad, one pic of just the dad, and 2 more of just Junior's.