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Rantcast: Sorry, Utah
Ever found balloon detritus when hiking in a pristine wilderness? Michael Branch rants about the airlifted trash he finds in Nevada's high elevation desert, and then decides to dump some of that trash on Utah.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jun 02, 2012 -
There's (still) gold in them thar hills
Soaring prices are driving a new gold rush -- among mining behemoths and small-time prospectors.
by Cally Carswell, May 21, 2012 -
Rantcast: The silence of desert greetings
Michael Branch muses on Mary Austin, desert loners, and why the inhabitants in his arid part of western Nevada choose to limit their interactions to a few choice syllables. Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Apr 30, 2012 -
Lost and found waterways
Rediscovering the forgotten rivers and streams of Los Angeles and Tucson.
by Cally Carswell, Apr 17, 2012 -
The itch that riles Frontera author Denise Chavez
The author and Border Book Festival maven recounts her childhood, her upcoming book, a "mystery love story" and what it's like to run an independent bookstore in the navel of the world.
by Neil LaRubbio, Apr 10, 2012 -
Could doing chores save the world?
While living at a remote commune in the wilds of New Mexico, author Emily Schosid learned what real sustainability means. And it’s not at all what you’d expect.
by Emily Schosid, Apr 08, 2012 -
Margaret Hiza Redsteer uses Navajo memories to track climate change
A scientist taps the recollections of tribal elders as part of her work to piece together the story of landscape change on the Navajo Nation.
by Danielle Venton, Apr 03, 2012 -
Rantcast: The leprechaun trap
Rants from the Hill are Michael Branch's monthly musings on life in rural Nevada. In this Rantcast, Michael Branch muses on holidays and creates a leprechaun trap with his two daughters.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Mar 29, 2012 -
The sound of silence
The world is getting noisier. Should we worry?
by Cally Carswell, Mar 28, 2012 -
The Gettysburg of the West?
Some historians argue that the Civil War battle at Glorieta Pass, N.M. was the West's version of Gettysburg.
by Ed Quillen, Mar 26, 2012
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