Intemperie is a magazine dedicated to everything and anything that can be done outside the house. Once outside, we’re not too interested in boundaries: we let our imagination take us, and write about it alongside our video content. Each and every text and video we post is original, straight from our hobbies, curiosity, and thirst … Continue reading Presentation
Benitonitathe minerals of the San Benito County Mine, California, United States: benitoite and neptunite
Introduction Neptunite and benitoite are two classic minerals that appear in all mineralogy guides and are systematically classified within the silicate group. Their genesis is hydrothermal, associated with igneous rocks with a high content of titanium, as well as lithium and barium, which means they occur in nature only very locally and their deposits are … Continue reading Benitonitathe minerals of the San Benito County Mine, California, United States: benitoite and neptunite
Strange Landscapes
We are used to seeing many phenomena around us unfold in cycles: the water cycle, the carbon cycle, solar cycles, the alternation of day and night, the seasons. We also know that during the Quaternary —the most recent geological period in Earth’s history, extending from around 2.58 million years ago to the present— there have been numerous … Continue reading Strange Landscapes
Gosainkunda Lakes
After a week in which we had traveled through the long Langtang Valley and climbed Yala Peak, we devoted the second part of our journey through the Himalayas to ascending to the sacred lakes of Gosainkunda and discovering the spectacular landscape that surrounds them.The Gosainkunda lakes are a group of alpine lakes located over 4,000 meters … Continue reading Gosainkunda Lakes
Tricholoma portentosum (Grey Knight)
Not many years ago, while talking about mushroom picking with a good friend, the topic of going specifically for capuchinas came up. We used to think of them as a secondary option—something to fill the basket when nothing else was around. From that moment on, I decided to give this mushroom the recognition it deserves as an … Continue reading Tricholoma portentosum (Grey Knight)
Landscape and its people
The word “pagensis” is of Latin origin and literally means “inhabitant of a pagus,” where pagus is understood as a village, district, or rural area in the Roman Empire. The term “pagensis” referred to people who lived in these territories, that is, villagers or peasants, the “payeses” or “paisanos.” From this same origin comes the … Continue reading Landscape and its people
Climb to Peñalara
Those of us who have had the fortune to study will no doubt remember some mediocre, dull, and obscure teacher who would merely recite, with an almost infinite lack of enthusiasm, what was written in the textbook, managing to make students instantly detest the subject and want nothing more to do with it. Yet, surely, … Continue reading Climb to Peñalara
Caneliñas whaling factory
Walking among the remains of the Caneliñas whaling factory is to walk among ruins of industrial archaeology that exude sadness. In this cove in the parish of Ameixenda, seven kilometers southeast of Cee (A Coruña), stood the largest whale processing factory on the Iberian Peninsula, the longest-running in Spain, and the last to close in … Continue reading Caneliñas whaling factory
Of Gallipatos and Oxen
In the first guide to amphibians and reptiles I managed to get hold of to carry with me on my river excursions, the gallipato (Pleurodeles waltl) occupied a tiny space. The truth is that it was a very brief and humble guide, one you could get in the offices of certain agencies simply in exchange … Continue reading Of Gallipatos and Oxen
Yala Peak,Himalaya. Nepal.
Yala Peak is a summit of just over 5,500 m in the Langtang Valley, Nepal. It is not an especially high mountain for the Himalayas, but it offers a splendid viewpoint over the higher and more rugged peaks that surround it. It is regarded as a trekking peak, which can be reached without the use … Continue reading Yala Peak,Himalaya. Nepal.
Hummingbird moths
They have a preference for purple flowers in different shades, and it is very likely that at some point we have seen them quickly flying around bougainvilleas, blue plumbago, or buddleias in any garden, or among the abundant viper’s bugloss that can be found in open fields. We are talking about hummingbird moths, beautiful lepidopterans … Continue reading Hummingbird moths
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