As the energy crisis deepens, the clear skies of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains are threatened by the extraction of vast deposits of coal.

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Superb wilderness considered

The Forest Service will hold hearings on management proposals for the primitive areas that border Idaho’s Salmon River, a chunk of land that could become one of the largest wilderness areas in the lower 48 states. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.21/download-entire-issue

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Black clouds gather

As the energy crisis deepens, the clear skies of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains are threatened by the extraction of vast deposits of coal. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.21/download-entire-issue

by Tom Bell

Orrin Bonney, mountaineer

Orrin H. Bonney is one of Wyoming’s twentieth century mountain men. His love of Wyoming’s high country has led to an intimate knowledge of the mountains few modern men can match. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.21/download-entire-issue

by Bruce Hamilton