Take it or Leave it
A man stands on a pile of bison bones. Courtesy photo
Where the buffalo roamed...
It was an ungodly silence. Across the wide expanse of prairie for a thousand miles, only the sound of the wind rustling remnants of the tall grass betrayed the overwhelming and absolute stillness.
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Virtual Moab – An alternative future
My apocalyptic visions of the future depress many of my friends. Tell the truth and everybody squirms.
Aug 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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The ‘Spill’ ... and our complicity
As I write this, it’s August 9 and BP appears to have finally stopped the oil leakage from the Deepwater Horizon well.
Aug 11, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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News from the future!
No one can accurately predict the future, whether it’s climate change, the flow of the Colorado River or the economic future of southeast Utah...but it’s interesting to speculate.
Jul 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fear and adrenalin and park rangers
When Chief Ranger Jerry Epperson hired me to be a seasonal ranger at Arches National Park in Utah so many years ago, I wasn’t sure what my duties were supposed to be. So it seemed like a good idea ...
Jun 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nature-deficit disorder ruining our kids?
No matter how old I live to be, there will never be a place so full of mystery and adventure as a place of my childhood called The Woods.
Jun 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Casualties of war
When I was 18 years old, I was stupid in all the ways you’d expect an 18 year old to be stupid. Shallow and silly, irresponsible...in other words, a perfect candidate for America’s armed forces.
May 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Live (swat!) from Australia...
Hand me a Cuban and screw my carbon footprint ...I’m an AMURKIN!
Mar 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Remembering Dewey Bridge
As unbelievable as this might seem, I travel more than 150 miles (one way!) to get a haircut.
Jan 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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The optimistic aspects of outrage and dissent
Not long ago, I was chatting with one of my favorite abstract/performance artists, a hopelessly cheery woman who I adore. But I was shocked almost to tears when she accused me of being too negative.
Jan 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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