http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.5/secret-getaways-of-the-national-landscape-conservation-system A desert hiker finds a lot to like in little-known Bureau of Land Management gems. No publisher Craig Childs Gold Butte Canyons of the Ancients desert hike Sonoran Desert National Monument Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Agua Fria National Monument National Landscape Conservation System Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Area 2013-04-09T17:37:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.17/vagabond-writer-craig-childs-on-20-000-years-of-wanderlust The author traces the paths of peoples that have wandered the earth for centuries, from Alaska to the Southwest. No publisher Craig Childs Gambell Athabaskan migration Navajo Craig Childs Savoonga 2012-11-08T22:36:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.11/tracking-ice-age-people-in-oregon Craig Childs goes time-traveling in the buttes and basins of south-central Oregon, and ponders signs of early human occupation. No publisher Craig Childs 2012-07-11T15:15:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.22/no-matter-how-long-you-live-in-your-small-town-youll-never-be-a-native In the West's rural lands, you might think you're invisible, but the old-timers -- and their dogs -- know you are there. No publisher Craig Childs 2012-01-13T15:52:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.6/muddy-waters-silt-and-the-slow-demise-of-glen-canyon-dam/explorers-notebook-craig-childs-on-the-lower-san-juan Craig Childs narrates his paddle down the Lower San Juan, with photos and video he took on the trip. No publisher Craig Childs and Cally Carswell 2011-04-14T18:14:01Z Video http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.6/muddy-waters-silt-and-the-slow-demise-of-glen-canyon-dam A float down the Lower San Juan teaches surprising lessons about dams, water and silt in the West. No publisher Craig Childs San Juan River, river running silt camping sedimentation Katie Lee Lake Powell boating Western reservoirs 2011-05-17T20:33:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.3/craig-childs-walks-with-desert-ghosts-on-the-navajo-nation The author tries to walk like a ghost through a wild and haunted landscape. No publisher Craig Childs Anasazi Navajos ruins backpacking Hiking 2011-02-16T21:32:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.9/the-rise-of-the-minotaur Bull riding explodes from its rural Western roots to become a modern spectacle along the lines of NASCAR. No publisher Craig Childs rodeo Zack Brown Professional Bull Riding Western culture cowboys 2010-02-05T08:50:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.4/crown-of-horns Unexpected encounters with an injured bull elk and a couple of teenage boys lead a writer to consider the meaning of fatherhood. No publisher Craig Childs Elk Craig Childs Hiking Family life Marriage Fatherhood 2010-02-05T09:31:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/369/17663 Craig Childs explores the fine line that separates archeology from grave-robbing in the American Southwest. No publisher Craig Childs ancient Puebloans Native Americans Earl Shumway Archaeology pothunters potsherds artifact collectors cliff dwellings Indian ruins Anasazi Native American pottery 2010-07-26T22:57:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/344/16939 Craig Childs lifts the rug of modern-day Phoenix, Ariz., to examine the remnants of the civilization that preceded it – the Hohokam people, who also built a great city in the middle of the desert, and flourished until the day they ran out of water. No publisher Craig Childs Hohokam River Project Salt River Communities in transition growth Goodyear Chandler Dams and water supply Arizona Craig Childs Phoenix Ruins Southwestern cities Water pre-Columbian Indians Communities Mesa water supply systems development sprawl canals Salt projects Tempe Neolithic civilization desert civilizations 2010-08-06T22:17:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/329/16530 In a dark, narrow storm drain below the border town of Douglas, Ariz., eight illegal immigrants drowned in the summer of 1997 No publisher Craig Childs Water Floods Immigrants Illegal immigrants flash floods border towns border crossing Craig Childs immigrant deaths Agua Prieta Mexico Hotel Yolanda storm drains tunnels undocumented workers coyotes maquiladoras economic issues drowning deportation agricultural w 2011-11-30T19:39:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16437 The experience of watching a mountain lion is utterly transformed when the watcher realizes he is the one being watched No publisher Craig Childs Wildlife Human Beings and Nature Craig Childs mountain lions cougars big cats predators wildlife natural history tracking animals predator-prey relationships waterholes outdoor experiences nature writing autobiography adventure personal history essays 2011-11-21T22:53:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16287 A long solitary hike through an empty, pristine desert is interrupted by a close encounter with an F-16 fighter plane No publisher Craig Childs Deserts Air space and bombing ranges Craig Childs bombing ranges deserts hiking silence Air Force F-16 sonic boom sound barrier personal history autobiography memoir Military 2011-11-12T01:04:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/307/15815 The name "Anasazi" has fallen out of favor, but none of the other names now used for this vanished civilization are satisfactory, either No publisher Craig Childs Native Americans Indian Culture Ruins Anasazi Ancestral Puebloans Hisatsinom Hopi Zuni Acoma pueblo people Navajos archaeology names etymology 2010-02-05T09:26:30Z News Article