We welcome a new associate photo editor and celebrate life changes.
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Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
Welcome to our new intern
The annual Cherry Days Festival brought hot temperatures and more visitors.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
A cheery cherry celebration
The annual Cherry Days Festival brought hot temperatures and more visitors.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
A publishing pause and river flotsam
A reader finds an HCN artifact on a rafting trip.
Posted inJune 11, 2018: Reclaiming the Klamath
We’re covering more of the West
The staff takes on a more geographically dispersed model of organization.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Camping excitement and late spring visitors
A scorpion startles staffers and we welcome friends and new coworkers at the HCN office.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Spring brings more visitors, and awards
HCN receives a James Beard Award, and says hello to one of Paonia’s newest and smallest residents.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Beyond buzzwords
Spring has brought a topsy-turvy spell of weather to our home in Paonia, Colorado. At the beginning of the week, it was in the 70s, and we were working on our tans, but the following days brought hail, snow and ice that threatened the valley’s budding fruit trees. The erratic weather comes against the backdrop […]
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
New adventures and new faces
As spring blooms in Paonia, more visitors come to the office.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
Goodbye to a dear staff member
Our marketing wiz moves on and we embrace the addition of snow to our winter.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
A new board member and goodbye to an editor
A forthcoming radio documentary, and a change of pace for our senior editor.
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
HCN welcomes a few new faces
Winter interns have arrived, as well as a new office mate.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
A new venue and a bittersweet goodbye
A satellite office to open in Gunnison, and a staffer moves on.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Ringing in the new year with an avalanche of mail
The holidays and a new year bring more subscriptions and visitors.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
Celebrating the season and ‘neighboring’ one another
Still no snow, but good times and a bittersweet farewell.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
The season of celebrating begins, and a holiday party
The staff enjoy a long holiday with feasts and adventure.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
High Country News visits Bears Ears
Editorial takes a trip, our holiday party gets closer and welcome new staffers!
Posted inNovember 13, 2017: Solace and Perspective
Seasons change and a reader remembered
Visits from family, new visitors and saying farewell to old friends.
Posted inOctober 30, 2017: The Changing Face of Woods Work
Leaf-peepers aplenty, and welcome to a new staffer
Congratulations to staff members, old and new.
Posted inOctober 2, 2017: Following Ancient Footsteps
Putting our tribal coverage to the ‘bingo test’
Fall is here, and HCN visits California.