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Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 July 2026
Its landscape features large boulders, sweeping views and pine trees (especially the eponymous loop).
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Rock glaciers are slow-moving masses of rock debris and ice that flow downhill the same way that glaciers do, but they are covered by a thick layer of rock and boulders that can easily be mistaken for stable ground.
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Ashlesha Khatiwada,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
On the facing page was Gompers’s block print/line drawing of the Tibetan saint and poet Milarepa sitting in a lotus position, a Sierra cup at his feet, and a Campingaz Bleuet stove resting on a boulder.
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29 June 2026
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Noun
Deploying nets and traps from armored breakwalls and along shoreline boulders, their efforts weren't successful in 2024.
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Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 July 2026
Its landscape features large boulders, sweeping views and pine trees (especially the eponymous loop).
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Rock glaciers are slow-moving masses of rock debris and ice that flow downhill the same way that glaciers do, but they are covered by a thick layer of rock and boulders that can easily be mistaken for stable ground.
—
Ashlesha Khatiwada,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
On the facing page was Gompers’s block print/line drawing of the Tibetan saint and poet Milarepa sitting in a lotus position, a Sierra cup at his feet, and a Campingaz Bleuet stove resting on a boulder.
—
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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