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Untold tales of the American frontier
The second edition of John Ravage's book, Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier, illuminates the roles blacks played in settling the West.
by Wayne Hare, Mar 19, 2010 -
Cutting away from the pack
High Country News interviews Keith Allred, who is running for governor as a Democrat in ultra-Republican Idaho.
by Jeremy N. Smith, Mar 17, 2010 -
Quartzsite or Bust
A colorful look at life in Quartzsite, which becomes an RV mecca every winter.
by Etienne de Malglaive & Cindy Wehling, Mar 16, 2010 -
When you carry your home with you, when are you home?
The thousands of RVers who gather in Quartzsite, Ariz., every winter create in an impromptu community that might as well be in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
by Jonathan Thompson , Mar 15, 2010 -
Mobile Nation
Every winter in Quartzsite, Ariz., tens of thousands of RVers form an impromptu community in the desert.
by Nate Berg, Mar 15, 2010 -
Ewe-haul
Over the last century, Wyoming has transplanted hundreds of bighorn sheep, both in-state and out, to buoy struggling herds.
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 15, 2010 -
See you in Spring
Skipped issue; Paonia's "Miracle of the Market"; Sam Hamilton's obituary
by Betsy Marston, Jonathan Thompson and Rachel Waldholz , Mar 15, 2010 -
Pulp friction
Philip Caputo's seventh novel, Crossers, amounts to little more than the literary equivalent of a popcorn flick.
by Brian Kevin, Mar 15, 2010 -
Inspired by nature
Three pioneering Western scientists and inventors use biomimicry to tackle environmental problems.
by Carla A. Wise, Mar 12, 2010 -
When a scientist becomes an activist
In his first book, Storms of My Grandchildren, NASA climate scientist James Hansen explains the truth of climate change and reveals why he has risked his career to bring the issue to light.
by Auden Schendler , Mar 11, 2010 -
East to the West
A writer contemplates where the West begins, both in the landscape and in his life.
by John Daniel, Mar 10, 2010 -
Audio: High Country Views, episode 1
Jonathan Thompson and Cally Carswell talk wind and coal.
by Cally Carswell, Mar 09, 2010 -
Too many homes on the range
Custer County, Colo., used to be the third-fastest-growing county in the United States, but no longer.
by Hal Walter, Mar 09, 2010 -
Reefer politics
The West leads the way on medical marijuana.
by Ray Ring, Mar 08, 2010 -
Failed State
Photojournalist Julian Cardona on living and working in Mexico's war zone.
by Cally Carswell, Mar 05, 2010 -
When school budgets get cut to the bone, what then?
The budget crunch faced by schools in Grand County, Utah, poses a terrible threat to the region's young people.
by Jen Jackson , Mar 04, 2010 -
The smoke police
Simon Winer patrols the San Francisco Bay Area, sniffing out violators when poor air quality requires a ban on wood-smoke fires.
by Nick Neely, Mar 03, 2010 -
Republicans face an uncertain battle for governor
Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's decision to run for governor of Colorado may throw a spanner into Republican plans to re-take the West.
by Allen Best, Mar 02, 2010 -
The incredible journey
A toilet was among the artifacts the Trash Track project followed across the country from original owner to final destination in a landfill.
by Chris Tachibana, Mar 01, 2010 -
It's the population, stupid?
Some Westerners want to blame our environmental woes on overpopulation, but the problem is not that simple.
by Jonathan Thompson , Mar 01, 2010
