He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him

For more than 40 years, billy barr has lived alone in a cabin in the ghost town of Gothic, Colorado, quietly recording the snowpack, data that turned out to be a treasure for climate scientists.

A charming portrait of a gentle hermit whose quiet daily habit became a treasure trove for climate scientists.

Welcome to Gothic, Colorado—one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home. For more than 40 years, current re

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