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Monthly Archives: July 2014
The Great Plains – A National Historic Treasure
The previous post was all about the various National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, and National Grasslands that the Great Plains Trail (GPT) will pass through. In addition to those area of national interest, the GPT will also cross no … Continue reading
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Tagged lewis and clark, lewis and clark national historic trail, lewis and clark trail, missouri river, mormon pioneer national historic trail, mormon pioneer trail, national historic trails, oregon national historic trail, oregon trail, pony express national historic trail, pony express trail, santa fe national historic trail, santa fe trail, scottsbluff national monument, scottsbluff nebraska, yellowstone river
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The Great Plains – It’s a National Treasure
The subject came up recently about how many sites of national significance the Great Plains Trail will pass through (in its currently envisioned state, which is subject to variations). For the sake of this blog post, I will consider only … Continue reading
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Tagged agate fossil beds national monument, black hills national forest, buffalo gap national grassland, capulin volcano national monument, comanche national grassland, custer national forest, guadalupe mountains national park, kiowa national grassland, lincoln national forest, little missouri national grassland, nebraska national forest, oglala national grassland, pawnee national grassland, scotts bluff national monument, theodore roosevelt national park, wind cave national park
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Zen of the Plains
Back to books briefly . . . a new book recently caught my attention at the bookstore. Yes, I live in a place where there is still a bookstore. It’s called Zen of the Plains – Experiencing Wild Western Places by … Continue reading
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Tagged nebraska, scottsbluff nebraska, tyra olstad, Wild Western Places, Zen, zen of the plains
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The Grasslands – The Most American Landscape
Yes, you’ve read this before, but maybe I’m going to make this an annual post on this holiday . . . because it’s still true. Happy 4th of July from the Great Plains Trail! On this most American of holidays, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of july, covered wagon, cowboy, grasslands, independence day, ranch, windmill
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The Great Plains Trail 