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Tuesday Jun 30 | Desert Exposure

Continental Divide

In the early days of this column, a friend referred to these deathless musings as "that what-I-saw-in-my-backyard column." It's true, our relocation to southwest New Mexico inspired no small amount of awe at the critters that we suddenly lived next door to.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Scdailypress.com

Rain reduces fire threat, but poses new dangers

As rains dampen the spread of wildfires on the Gila National Forest, officials with the agency are warning residents and visitors to stay out of low-lying areas during and after the thunderstorms.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Las Cruces Sun-News

Rep. Nate Cote announces Continental Divide trail initiatives

Today State Representative Nate Cote announced a series of initiatives in the further development of the Continental Divide Trail which will eventually stretch from the Mexican border to the Canadian Border.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Silver City Sun-News

Pack mules, horses help in Diamond Fire area

Fire managers have begun using packers to haul supplies and equipment into and out of the Diamond Fire to help assist the Smokejumpers.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Biking Bis

Long-distance cyclists gather on Great Divide Mountain Bike Route

As one string of endurance bicyclists heads east across the United States on skinny tire bicycles, another group is heading south along the Great Divide on fat tire bikes.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

State Journal

Tour Divide trail ends for FCHS track coach

"Brutally beautiful" was the phrase Kevin Hall used to describe the new Flathead Valley section of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, a trail that follows the Continental Divide from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Silver City Sun-News

Wildfires cause road, campsite closures

The Rocky Canyon Campground and Upper and Lower Black Canyon Campgrounds will be closed, as will Forest Road 150, as a result of the Diamond Fire, which has burned about 8,600 acres in the Wilderness Ranger District, about 45 miles north of Silver City, the National Forest Service reported Friday.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

Much to admire in big-hearted bicyclist

Eric Bruntjen says he has truly lost his mind. We disagree. At issue is not his mind, but his heart -- and we're confident he has not lost that.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

State Journal

Taking on the Continental Divide...on a bicycle

Franklin County track coach Kevin Hall is getting a head start on his summer break today, but he's not skipping out to relax.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Fire Engineering

Firefighters tackle burning wilderness

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted Middle Volunteer firefighters from Silver City and Grant County were working Monday to contain the Whiskey Creek fire, which had burned about 30 to 35 acres about four miles east of the Silver City, adjacent to the Whiskey Creek Airport.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

New Mexico Business Weekly

Electric co-ops get $90M in loan guarantees

Three rural electric cooperatives that serve New Mexico communities will receive $90 million in federal loan guarantees to improve distribution systems and other infrastructure.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

KDBC

NM electrical co-ops to share federal funds

Two New Mexico electrical cooperatives have been approved for government loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

KOAT.com

New Mexico News Brief, Tuesday, June 2

A cold front is forecast to move into the northeastern plains late Tuesday morning, and then move south and west through the eastern plains to at least the central valleys and perhaps the Continental Divide by Wednesday morning.

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Sun May 31, 2009

Salisbury Post

The road to adventure: Liz Wurster raises money for orphanage in Peru

Liz was ecstatic when she and Conor made it to the Continental Divide. They started their trek in San Diego; their goal is to make it to St.

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Thu Apr 16, 2009

KIFI

Lummis seeks to connect Continental Divide Trail

U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming is co-sponsoring legislation to provide incentives to landowners to protect the nation's eight National Scenic Trails.

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Thu Apr 02, 2009

Outside Online

Volunteer Opportunities on Continental ...

The project to build the word's most extensive trail system began in 1978, and after 31 years of work, 71 percent of the trail has been laid.

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Fri Feb 06, 2009

KOAT.com

Lunch With Taos Llamas

Ice caves and volcano hikes, lunch with llamas and UFO experiences are all hidden gems in New Mexico, the "land of enchantment." There are more than four miles of the San Juan River that make for great fishing ...

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Wed Feb 04, 2009

ScienceBlogs

The Great Divide [The Intersection]

Chris Mooney is a visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and the author of three books, The Republican War on Science , Storm World , and Unscientific America .

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Fri Jan 30, 2009

Desert Exposure

Continental Divide

Time to throw another analog on the fire. . . I haven't lost any sleep over the big switcheroo from analog television transmission to digital TV that's supposed to take place this month.

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Tue Jan 06, 2009

Gallup Independent

Gallup hit by a foot of snow

It snowed all day Sunday. And more is coming. The Gallup area saw up to 12 inches of snow Sunday as winter weather pushed its way across New Mexico with the heaviest snowfalls forecast for the northern ...

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Continental Divide, New Mexico is located in Kinley County. Zip codes in Continental Divide, NM include 87312.

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