High Country News

The day they close the pass

As mountain towns get more accessible and lively, even in midwinter, the author relishes the way his tiny, remote town slows to a stop once the mountain pass highway is closed for the season

by Steve Voynick, Nov 14, 2005
Storm on Lava Creek: A season in Yellowstone

The power of a thunderstorm thrills a newcomer to Yellowstone National Park.

by Lauren Koshere, Sep 27, 2012
Adventuring on Colorado's big peaks

A woman finds solace and delight in climbing Colorado's highest and most challenging mountains.

by Jane Koerner, Aug 18, 2011
A natural and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains

Gary Ferguson explores the history and culture of the backbone of the West in The Great Divide: The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind

by Stephen J. Lyons, Dec 26, 2005
A eulogy for the West that was

In Requiem for the West, Roger Brown laments the loss of soul and solitude in the small mountain towns of the Colorado Rockies

by Paul Anderson, Jan 23, 2006
Exploring High Mountain Lakes in the Rockies

Exploring High Mountain Lakes in the Rockies by biologist Fred W. Rabe takes a detailed look at mountain lakes, describing their formation, geology and aquatic plants and animals

by Staff, Mar 06, 2006
The gift of runoff in a wet season

After too many recent dry years, residents of the Rocky Mountains are relishing the music of running water.

by Allen Best, Jul 20, 2011
A house like a buffalo

A lover of old Western architecture spends his days dismantling and recycling tumbledown buildings.

by Charles Finn, Oct 27, 2010
Everyday objects and extraordinary journeys

In Visible Bones: Journeys Across Time in the Columbia River Country, Northwestern writer Jack Nisbet follows the Columbia River and its inhabitants across time

by Steve Rumsey, Feb 07, 2005
Mountain Harmonies

In Mountain Harmonies, Howard Smith muses on environmental philosophy as he takes readers from Glacier National Park to New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness

by Staff, Feb 07, 2005