The People of the West
Began: Apr 12, 2010
Ended: May 23, 2010
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Coffee Break in Shoshone, Idaho
by nribi — Wid Tanaka, born and raised in Shoshone, Idaho, has coffee with his friends on a Saturday morning at the Valley Co-op, Shoshone. Photo by Nils Ribi, March 6, 2010
Coffee Break in Shoshone, Idaho
Wid Tanaka, born and raised in Shoshone, Idaho, has coffee with his friends on a Saturday morning at the Valley Co-op, Shoshone. Photo by Nils Ribi, March 6, 2010
Silver Creek Angler
Spring fly fishing on the pond above Kilpatrick Bridge, Picabo, Idaho. An angler enjoys the peace and serenity of uncrowded waters in the West.
Across the Snow Field
On a hot late June day, a hiker crosses a snow field during a hike up Table Mountain in Idaho.
Pat and Hawk, Archaeologists
At the end of a long day of contract archaeology on the White Sands Missile Range, south of Alamogordo, NM, May 1987
Huckleberry picking in the North Cascades
With Mount Challenger for company, Paula Ogden-Muse picks huckleberries for breakfast in North Cascades National Park. Photo by Jeff Muse.
Cattle Chute Playground
Small children play in an old cattle chute at the HF Bar Ranch, Saddlestring, Wyoming.
Neon Canyon
A perfect spotlight in Neon Canyon, a tributary to the Escalante river in southern Utah.
Riding Drag and Eating Dirt
Toward the end of a hot, dry day spent rounding up cattle on the 100 Ranch near Carrizozo, New Mexico. Photo taken from horseback with a Nikon N90s.
Feeding the Soul at 14,000 Feet
A pristine summer's morning at 14,000 feet: heading off Mt. Blanca to summit Mt. Ellingwood, Colorado's Sangre De Christo range
Quileute Fisherman
A Quileute fisherman stands on the banks of the Quileute river on a blustery February day. La Push, Washington.
Watching a Western Sunset
A man and his best friends soaking up the last moments of the western sun. Laramie, Wyoming
Scientists in Sagebrush
Pat Shaver (Natural Resources Conservation Service), Rick Miller (Oregon State University), and Al Winward (Rocky Mt. Research Station, USFS, retired) discuss vegetation dynamics on the sagebrush sea.
Adventure awaits
My nephew gets permission to join his older cousins up the hill. Washington Park, Douglas, Wyoming.
What's that sound?
My son watching elk, listening to them bugle, and wondering how they make that incredible sound... Estes Park, Colorado
Born into beauty
Just a day old, proud new mom is excited to show baby what he has to look forward to... Boulder, CO
Inmates sow seeds for prairie restoration
Through the Sustainable Prisons Project in Washington State, inmates at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center propagate plants for the prairies of South Puget Sound. Photo by Benjamin Drummond.
ON THE HI-LINE
a burley pickup hauling a trailer and back dropped by a grand Great Plains thunderhead
Collaborative Planning for Recreation Opportunities on the Inyo National Forest
The Sherwins Working Group was an independent, community-based body of stakeholders that developed a preferred alternative for safe and environmentally responsible public access for the Sherwin Area located south of the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The group was comprised of approximately 30 community members who met numerous times in late 1009 to tackle this complex project; they represented a broad spectrum of recreation, business, and agency interests from the area. The process was professionally facilitated and was supported by the Inyo National Forest, Town of Mammoth Lakes, and the Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access Foundation.
Indian parade in Kamiah,
Indian parade in town of Kamiah, 2002. Gorgeous feathers. Photo by John Dadabay
Mono Crater Epic Ski Day
Monster storm hit the Southern Sierra Nevadas, providing ideal conditions for skiing the Mono Craters. This shot was taken as we skinned back up for the last run of the day.
Rest Stop in the Wilderness
A long ago backpack trip in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, California.
A Bevy of Custers
Local Custer impersonators at the 133rd anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn near Crow Agency, Montana. Ranger Michael Stops looks on in the background.
Homestead Windmill
A lonesome windmill and decaying homestead keep vigil over the eastern plains of Wyoming.
For the director of music...
Thundersnow makes it's way west across the Wind River basin in west central Wyoming.
People and Their Dogs
People of the west love their dogs and their dogs love them. Here Kim Nalen and Maddy ski the Wood River Trails near Hailey, Idaho.
Firefighters Occupy the Forests of the West Each Summer
For 100 years, firefighters have occupied the forests of the West. In 2007, nearly 1,600 worked for over three weeks to stop the Castle Rock Fire from burning the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho.
Huckleberry Season in Montana
Shot while searching for wild huckleberries in Gallatin National Forest near Hyalite Reservior in August 2009 (outside Bozeman, MT).
Springtime on the Madison River
Two anglers giving the trout a rest while they take some time to enjoy the beauty of the Madison River near Varney Bridge (Ennis, MT), with Sphinx Mountain (Madison Range) in the background in May 2009.
Where's Whistler?
A long winter in Saint Mary, Montana sometimes means snowmobiling with your best buds. And sometimes finding your best buds mean crossing that fine line between isolation and insanity.
Rope Tricks
Young cowhand at Cabot's Pueblo, Desert Hot Springs, June 2009. Photo by Joe Ross, 29 Palms, CA.
Bob can't get enough
Bob, a WW2 veteran, began packing mules with the Forest Service in his mid-70s. He stopped doing it full time after a few years. But now in his 80s, he still goes out on occasion with the mule trains.
Traditional ecological wisdom, modern methods
George Whitten, Jr., who raises organic grassfed beef on his San Juan Ranch in Colorado's San Luis Valley, observes cattle at a stockmanship workshop sponsored by the Quivira Coalition at the Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
The King and Queen of Flauschink
Flauschink Crested Butte is an end of the ski season polka party, parade and an honor to be crowned King or Queen.
The Real Urban Cowboys . . .
Celebrating the history and heritage of sheepherders in the Wood River Valley . . . Trailing of the Sheep in downtown Ketchum, Idaho.
Field Study - Multi-use on the waters of the West
This photo represents the potential symbiosis of competing interests for our limited water resources in the west - agriculture and recreation can co-exist.
Stockmanship for rangeland restoration
Guy Glosson, Certified Educator in Holistic Management, teaches low-stress livestock handling at a Quivira Coalition workshop on the Ghost Ranch in northern New Mexico. Herding techniques will be used to get livestock to the right place, at the right time, for the right reasons -- facilitating rangeland restoration.
High-angle mountain rescue
Grand County Search and Rescue: an all-volunteer non-profit organization providing four-season backcountry emergency services in Colorado.
Idaho vernacular art chandeliers at old Payette Lake Lodge
My neighbor Casey in the dining room of the Payette Lake Lodge before it was sold and the fabulous antler chandeliers removed to we know not where, 1996.
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