High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 5. A natural and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16023 Gary Ferguson explores the history and culture of the backbone of the West in The Great Divide: The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind No publisher Stephen J. Lyons Western Culture Gary Ferguson The Great Divide Rocky Mountains Western history American West Kit Carson Crested Butte American Indians Native Americans trappers hunters pioneers baby boomers hippies bioregionalism Manifest Destiny mountain towns ski reso 2010-02-05T08:56:28Z News Article Western Voices: 125 years of Colorado Writing http://www.hcn.org/issues/293/15346 Western Voices: 125 Years of Colorado Writing is a diverse collection of fascinating essays, chosen by editors from the Colorado Historical Society No publisher Staff Colorado history Colorado Historical Society Muriel Sibell Wolle Alan Berg mining towns ghost towns Western history Denver peyote memoirs essays anthologies 2010-02-05T09:23:54Z News Article One national park could tell the truth about the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/271/14662 The West’s endless tug-of-war between scenery and resources is brought into dramatic focus at Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park No publisher George Sibley Water Rivers Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado Gunnison River National Park Service water rights Western history national historic parks dams and water development Curecanti Recreation Area 2010-02-05T09:56:50Z News Article Gold mining proposed in historic South Passarea http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15506 A Canadian mining company, the Fremont Gold Corporation, plans to dig 200 test pits for a possible mining operation five miles from the South Pass National Historic Landmark in Wyoming, where wagon trains once traveled No publisher Brodie Farquhar Western History Gold South Pass National Historic Landmark Wyoming Western history wagon trains Oregon Trail California Trail Mormon Trail Pony Express gold mining Fremont Gold Corporation Tom Bell Claudia Nissley historic preservation historic sites mining test 2012-03-30T19:19:21Z News Article Restoring a Presence: American Indians and Yellowstone National Park http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15598 In Restoring a Presence, Peter Nabokov and Lawrence Loendorf shine a light on Yellowstone’s largely forgotten American Indian heritage No publisher Staff Parks And Monuments Western History American Indians Native Americans Yellowstone National Park Peter Nabokov Lawrence Loendorf American history Western history archaeology Wyoming 2011-03-31T22:46:30Z News Article