For a dose of awe, visit Spiral Jetty
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Spiral Jetty by Dennis Hinkamp
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Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real…
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Before Wyoming’s Jackson Hole valley became the province of the ultra-rich, it drew mountain athletes and outdoor enthusiasts enthralled by…
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If I look south from my living room in Torrey, Utah, I see the sandstone spine of the Cockscomb below…
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In 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed among the steep bluffs and badlands of central…
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former Colorado U.S. senator and congressman who served first as a Democrat and then as a…
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Going into my 26th Burning Man, I admit I was crestfallen at the news that “Midnight Poutine” was not returning. The…
MoreBeer and clothing in second-place Aspen
In December, Teton County, Wyoming, residents learned they were the wealthiest people in the country, making an average of $471,751…
MoreWhat westerners cared about in 2024
Writers on the Range, an independent opinion service based in western Colorado, sent out close to 50 weekly opinion columns…
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Tim Sheehy, the Republican seeking to unseat Montana Democratic Senator Jon Tester, is a business executive born and raised out…
Montana, plains Lee Peters image, via Unsplash
MoreIn small towns, bookstores are thriving
“I love to spend my day in a bookstore,” said Amy Sweet. She lives in Red Lodge, Montana, and was…
beartooth books, Red Lodge, Montana, John Clayton
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A few years ago, I turned a carport into a bedroom. But first I had to empty out the books,…
Adam Winger, Unsplash, Logan Utah
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