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Monthly Archives: March 2011
There Will Be Wind
This week I took a trip out to the grasslands of Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. I visited Pawnee National Grassland as well as Scotts Bluff National Monument. The main features in both places are enormous sandstone bluffs that rise … Continue reading
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Spring Trip in the Works + Wild Bison?
I’ll be heading out to the plains sometime this week for a short visit. Spring is definitely on the wind. I’ll be taking my camera, and looking for wildflowers and scenic vistas. Check out next week’s blog for the whole … Continue reading
Great Plains Atlas
A new Atlas of the Great Plains is being published by the University of Nebraska Press. It promises to be a very comprehensive look at the region as a whole. It will include Canada as well, so as to recognize … Continue reading
Drawn from the Collective Human Unconscious
A very interesting article titled Where the Buffalo Roam: America’s Plains Are Emptying Out, Should We Give Them Back to the Beasts? has appeared in the latest (March/April) issue of Mother Jones Magazine. The article is by David Samuels and … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled
According to several well informed individuals, and I must say that I am in agreement with them, the best way to make significant progress on the Great Plains Trail (GPT) will be to establish a route on back (way back) … Continue reading
