I knew The Grand before ever being introduced. I knew about the bubble line in Lava Falls, the hole in Crystal, the rocks in Hance, the waves in Hermit.
Ancient Native American mining areas found in Montana
The researchers used aerial photographs, geologic maps and ground tests to develop “spectral classes” characterizing 12 distinct geologic and vegetation types found in the Horse Prairie Valley study area in southwest Montana.
Environmentalists oppose ‘Super Vail’ expansion
The proposed expansion would involve construction of four lifts and 885 acres of ski runs, 12.2 miles of service roads and a new restaurant. The Colorado Environmental Coalition believes this development would destroy or fragment most of the wildlife habitat in the area.
Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Notes from Christopher O’Brien about strange occurrences in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Calgary’s locals head south, not west, to find solitude
While Banff continues to be the most popular tourist destination for visitors to Calgary, Kananaskis Country offers a less-crowded (for now) alternative.
Utah’s Natural Bridges: Hiking into the 13th century
At the edge of White Canyon in Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah, looking 500 feet down the steep walls of whitish Cedar Mesa sandstone — hiking to the bottom seems an impossibility.
Alone with two generations of ghosts in Montana’s ancient seas
An already angry West reacted to Popper’s ideas with the venom of a thousand rattlesnakes. Popper made the one great mistake: He understood the land, but he forgot to understand the people.