What Western writers cared about during a tumultuous year
Once the Trump administration took over the reins of government last year, attacks on public land came fast and furious….
MoreFormer Senator Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell knew how to horse trade
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former Colorado U.S. senator and congressman who served first as a Democrat and then as a…
MoreThis Trump nominee wants to liquidate public lands
Do Western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands? Steve Pearce, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run…
Canyon of the Ancients, BLM land, near Cortez Colorado, Dave Marston photo
MoreSandstone towers challenge this rescue team
I was high up on a cliff above Moab, Utah, as night was falling, and I couldn’t find my way…
Grand County Search and Rescue members rigging a technical rope rescue on the top of Castleton Tower near Moab. Photo courtesy Grand County Search and Rescue
MoreJane Goodall told us never give up
In her “Last Words” interview that was broadcast after her death, Jane Goodall talked about her calm in the face…
The Lee-Curtis proposal would bring OHV traffic into the wildness and quiet of Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park. Photo courtesy Stephen Trimble
MoreCan we learn to co-exist with grizzlies?
This summer, a grizzly cub in Grand Teton National Park gained international fame after an adult male bear killed the…
A grizzly bares its teeth in Yellowstone. Photo Courtesy Taylor Wright via Unsplash
MoreBy now, it’s a bizarre tradition of the West
Going into my 26th Burning Man, I admit I was crestfallen at the news that “Midnight Poutine” was not returning. The…
MoreSome hikers leave plenty of traces
Part of my job as a Grand Canyon educator is picking up stuff a hiker drops or leaves behind next…
MoreThe push is on to strip big trees from our national forests
It didn’t get much notice, but President Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to…
MoreThe slippery slope of e-bike access
When I visited Bryce Canyon National Park recently, the shared paths were crowded with electric motorcycles. They say they are…
MorePublic land goes back on the chopping block
The radical notion of selling off public lands is back. And this time it seems that only the Congress can…
T. A. Barron
MoreErasing history, one park at a time
As the philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s true that…
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