War comes home to my small town
At the coffee shops in Talent, the little Oregon town where I live, the conversation is often about the high…
War is not the answer, Matt Witt photo
MoreRosa Parks gives a talk in my small town
It was 2 p.m. on a recent Sunday in the western Colorado town of Paonia, population 1,500, not an ideal…
Rosa Parks, Unseen Histories, Unsplash
MoreYou’re not the boss in wilderness
When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles…
Buck Lake, Frank Church RIver of no Return Wilderness; Challis Idaho: courtesy USFS
MoreCollaboration gets you farther than insults
Is there any habit harder to break than harboring a grudge against an old adversary? Yet burying hatchets is exactly…
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MoreTown unites to fight a floodplain development
Moab, Utah is a growing town of 5,300 that several million people visit each year to tour nearby Arches and…
Colorado River near Moab, Utah/Courtesy Writers on the Range
MoreWhere have all the doctors gone?
There’s never been enough doctors in rural Wyoming, where I live, but a shortage of obstetricians is now increasing the…
MoreEnergy guru says energy gap can be bridged
The experts tell us an energy gap looms. Fossil fuels are phasing out, and solar and wind power can’t produce…
MoreA terrible dilemma faces the Great Basin
The long drive between Salt Lake City, Utah and Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But…
Toquima Range from Monitor Valley, Nevada, Steve Trimble photo
MoreThey struggle to come to America: One woman’s story
Exactly what causes people to leave their homeland and make a difficult trek of 3,000 miles? A young woman I’ll…
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MoreWhat did Westerners care about in 2023?
This past year, Writers on the Range, an independent opinion service based in western Colorado, sent out 52 weekly opinion…
Arches National Park, image courtesy Writers on the Range
MoreSki bum culture hits reality
Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype—an…
Robson Hatsukami Morgan, via Unsplash
Morea warning from the snowbirds
No, this isn’t about those folks who spend their winters in Arizona or Florida. The snowbird behind this warning is…
Cristina Glebova; courtesy Unsplash
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