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New Top Ten!

It’s been almost five years since I posted the “Top Ten Places to See on the Great Plains Trail,” and while some things are going to remain the same, a lot has changed as far as routing and highlights are … Continue reading

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The Great Plains Trail – A Few More Areas of National Interest

Last week, we listed all of the National Historic Trails that the GPT will cross and added them to the list of National Parks, National Monuments, National Forests, and National Grasslands that will also be crossed by the trail as … Continue reading

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Montana’s Cowboy Artist

As promised last week, let’s take a  brief look at another artist of the plains, Charles Marion Russell.  Born in Missouri, Russell traveled to Montana as a young man in the late 1800s. He worked as a ranch hand through … Continue reading

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Top Ten Places to See on the Great Plains Trail

The time has come to begin to lay down some specifics about the Great Plains Trail.  In recent days, there has been an uptick in curiosity about this proposed trail.  I am delighted to find out that there are more … Continue reading

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