Ardeth Baxter’s letter commenting on the review of the book Riders of the West requires my response (HCN, 11/19/01: Romanticizing rodeo abuse). Animal-human relationships are the core ingredients in the settlement of the West. That relationship continues in the form of arena events – rodeo, team penning, cutting dressage, etc., and ranch work – gathering, […]
Sid Goodloe
Posted inAugust 8, 1994: Glitz and growth take a major hit in Santa Fe
Give Smokey Bear a vacation
Dear HCN, Here in my driveway on Carrizo Valley Ranch, I’m sitting on the tailgate of my pickup watching the most vicious forest fire I have ever seen. The entire Patos mountain range is ablaze, producing smoke thermal clouds that can probably be seen from 150 miles away. Flames are visible through the smoke leaping […]
Posted inMarch 28, 1988: Off-road vehicles and the public's land
ORVs on public land require education and regulation
Lack of understanding of the fragility of our Western range and forest lands, combined with unenforced regulations, have allowed off-road vehicles to seriously damage our public lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/20.6/download-entire-issue