Former Seattleite and author Bryce Andrews writes and ranches in Montana.
Where agriculture and aesthetics go hand-in-glove
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The real work
On a hot, dusty August Saturday a few years ago, people from all over the North Fork Valley convened at a country veterinarian’s office just outside Paonia, Colorado (HCN’s hometown). We came with paintbrushes and paint, wheelbarrows, buckets, rakes and shovels, food and drink. About a dozen of us, ranging in age from 8 to […]
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The myriad ways the natural world disappoints, delights and destroys.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The human cost of Westward expansion
A review of ‘American Copper’ by Shann Ray.
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The fall reading list
Book recommendations for the cold months ahead.
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Sketching water chemistry on the Animas, hunting mushrooms in the Northwest.
Hcn.org news in brief.
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Self-published books: What to read
Some favorite under-the-radar writers and their recent releases.
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Overlooked author Lucia Berlin gets brought back to the light
‘A Manual for Cleaning Women,’ her posthumous book of stories, reveals a formidable talent.
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Notes from the road to bestsellerdom
An author’s promotional book tour includes incontinent owls and posh but uncomfortable luncheons.
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Mitchell S. Jackson finds another Portland
An author speaks on growing up black in 1990s Portland and countering his city’s hipster image.
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In the barren Central Valley, a woman unravels
A review of ‘Into the Valley’ by Ruth Galm.
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How to redefine — and defend — wilderness
A review of a new way to look at what’s wild and what’s not, in Jason Mark’s ‘Satellites in the High Country’ and Fred Pearce’s ‘The New Wild.’
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Claustrophilia: Do wide-open lands bring us closer together?
A writer finds that Colorado small-town life and Mongolian mishaps strengthen her human connections.
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A visual artist finds her literary voice in New Mexico
Bev Magennis once covered houses in colorful tiles. Now she writes novels about murder in the rural West.
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A skipped issue and a trickle of visitors
Plus, a plug for our classroom subscription program and a gun-related correction.
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A look back at a Western artist guild’s colorful history
A review of ‘The Denver Artists Guild; Its Founding Members: An Illustrated History’ by Stan Cuba.
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A displaced California tribe reclaims sacred land
The Mountain Maidu return to their valley, but the work of reclamation never ends.
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Oil spill funds race to catch up to rise in rail transportation
Risks shift from coastal facilities and marine vessels to inland pipelines and railways.
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Are nonprofit models an answer for small ski areas?
As climate and economic challenges mount, some community ski hills find a new path.
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Mountain bikes on the Colorado Trail leave something to be desired
This summer, I hiked approximately half of the Colorado Trail, from Waterton Canyon to Highway 50 near Salida, covering about 250 miles in 23 days. Overall, it was a good experience, though not a great one. Among the factors limiting my enjoyment were the many road crossings and noise from nearby cars, ATVs and – […]