Dear HCN, I used to assume that those who played in the backcountry were sympathetic to those who fought to protect it. But a new mind set, a category, perhaps even a generation of people seems to be taking form. Spawned by the glossy images of outside-oriented magazines, there are now hordes of “been there, […]
Brad Purdy
Posted inFebruary 21, 1994: Draining the budget to desalt the Colorado
Owyhee: On the eve of destruction
The next time you’re looking at a map of the United States, locate what appears to be the largest area without roads in the lower 48. Surprisingly, few people have ever seen or heard of it. Centered around the point common to Idaho, Nevada and Oregon, it is known as the “Owyhee” high desert region: […]