Recreation
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Current
Three days in eastern Montana
A saunter through the grasslands of eastern Montana brings interesting encounters with cowboys, bull-riders, small-towners and BLM rangers, not to mention wildlife and endless skies.
by Neil LaRubbio, Jul 03, 2012 -
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Three days in western Nevada
A lot of places call themselves "gateway cities," but Reno, Nev., is truly the gateway to a lot of strange and amazingly gorgeous places.
by Ray Ring, Jun 28, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Why I never hike alone
After a fallen boulder pins her leg to the ground, a hiker learns the hard way how important it is to hike with friends, or at least to leave notes about where you are going.
by Jane Koerner, Jun 28, 2012 -
Sidebar
Cally Carswell's New Mexico route
The travel route the author took when visiting New Mexico
by Cindy Wehling, Jun 24, 2012 -
Sidebar
Ray Ring's Nevada route
The travel route the author took when touring around Reno, Nevada.
by Cindy Wehling, Jun 24, 2012 -
Essays
Shooting at The Gun Store in Las Vegas
Move over, Elvis impersonators, and step aside, blackjack. Machine gun rentals just may be the next big entertainment fix in Sin City.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Jun 24, 2012 -
Sidebar
Land art of the West: An interactive map
A guide to some of the West's most prominent pieces of land art or earthworks and some of the altered landscapes that interested or inspired land artists.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 24, 2012 -
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Faraway, favorite and less-than-famous places
Staffers and subscribers briefly describe some of their favorite outdoor hangouts in the West.
by Staff and HCN readers, Jun 24, 2012 -
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Western travel tips
The travelers at High Country News offer some hard-earned advice for Western adventurers.
by Staff, Jun 24, 2012 -
Sidebar
Neil LaRubbio's Montana route
The travel route the author took in Montana
by Cindy Wehling, Jun 24, 2012 -
Feature
The Atlas of the Industrial West
An annotated map shows you how to find some of the West's odder sites, such as old bombing ranges, giant dams, huge industrial projects and giant telescope arrays.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 24, 2012 -
Editor's Note
Our first travel issue
We're all tourists in someone else's town, all of us just wandering through the world, so why not do a special issue on travel in the West?
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 24, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Talking vegetarianism to a hunter
An airplane chat between a vegetarian and a hunter yields unexpected common ground, largely over a mutual love and respect for wildlife.
by Brendan Leonard, Jun 04, 2012 -
Perspective
Protection versus promotion at Brown's Canyon
If national monument or wilderness designation gets more people to visit Browns Canyon, wouldn't that threaten the very resource that is supposed to be protected by that action?
by Ed Quillen, Jun 04, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Anglers can be advocates for endangered fish
An early encounter with the wily bull trout teaches an angler lifelong respect for this rare fish, and for the Endangered Species Act that helps keep it alive.
by Ben Long, May 30, 2012
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