Culture & Communities
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Essays
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 -
Current
One Sagebrush Rebellion flickers out -- or does it?
Wayne Hage's 20-year court battle over ranching on public lands comes to a close, but his son continues to tussle with the feds.
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 20, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Childhood's end
A writer watches his kids grow up into a world he can never protect them from.
by Auden Schendler, Sep 20, 2012 -
Dear Friends
See you in October
HCN wins awards, new staff, visitors, a correction
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 16, 2012 -
Letters
History through a wide-angle lens
by Kathleen Dexter Penasco, Sep 16, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Home improvement: A review of Sugarhouse
A hilarious memoir of home renovation, road trips, and redemption by writer Matthew Batt.
by Jenny Shank, Sep 16, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Song of loss and redemption: A review of Theft
In Colorado essayist BK Loren's first novel, the loss of nature is linked to the loss of a loved one, and grief becomes a territory to be explored.
by Emily Wortman-Wunder, Sep 16, 2012 -
Essays
Gathering strength from the Continental Divide
A summer in the Rocky Mountains helps a child learn to stand up against the bullies in her life.
by Jane Koerner, Sep 13, 2012 -
Current
In rural California, a Liberian family finds an agricultural refuge
Guinda, California is home to an unusual multi-ethnic community with a rich African-American farming tradition.
by Lauren Markham, Sep 07, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Don't ever forget Cecil Garland
Remembering the quiet activist who fought hard to preserve Montana's 240,000-acre Scapegoat wilderness
by Gabriel Furshong, Sep 04, 2012 -
Letters
Mother nature's hot heyday
by J. Culler, Sep 02, 2012 -
Book Reviews
A parent lost and found: A review of Descanso for My Father: Fragments of a Life
Harrrison Candelaria Fletcher tries to trace his family history -- particularly the life of his father, who died when he was almost two, in his new book.
by Jenny Shank, Sep 02, 2012 -
Dear Friends
High Country News hires an associate designer
HCN welcomes Andy Cullen, our new associate designer; more late-summer visitors come to Paonia.
by Cindy Wehling and Jodi Peterson for the staff, Sep 02, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Return to innocence: A review of Queen of America
In Luis Alberto Urrea's sequel to The Hummingbird's Daughter, the author continues his imagined story of his legendary Great-aunt Teresita, who was known as the Saint of Cabora.
by Kathleen Yale, Sep 02, 2012 -
Feature
Troubled Taos, torn apart by a battle over historic Hispano land grants
A New Mexican town known for its art scene is home to a fractured community, where distrust of Anglo newcomers plays out in a fight over whether ancient deeds give Hispano old-timers a right to land.
by J.R. Logan, Aug 27, 2012






