A family’s journey from the San Luis Valley to Denver, in illustrations.
Essays
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
The afterlife of cotton
Through the present and past of a border town, on the trail of literary legend José Revueltas.
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Ranch Diaries: Two years into Triangle P Cattle, we’re coming into our own
My childhood cowgirl dreams and family traditions are settling in and coming to fruition.
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
The slaughter of innocents
After prairie dogs invade a corner of her lot, a writer weighs the cost of eliminating them.
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Ranch Diaries: Late summer rain brings new wild foods
How to use wild purslane and algerita berries, and how to not mistake death camas for wild onions.
Posted inAugust 22, 2016: 100
A visit to the Grand Canyon, without handrails
A wild river is “a necessity of the human spirit.”
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Ranch Diaries: After a dry spell, we finally have good rain at the ranch
We altered our grazing plan early in the summer to account for aridity, but now we’re rolling in forage.
Posted inAugust 8, 2016: Line of Descent
The family legacy of fishing
In a day on the river, a grandfather and grandson find joy despite the lack of fish.
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Ranch Diaries: How to have a clear head and rested heart
It’s difficult to prioritize mental and emotional health in ranching, but vital to do so.
Posted inJuly 25, 2016: Salmon Power
The Chickadee Symphony
A composer reflects on three decades of birdsong.
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The importance of Black Lives Matter in a white rural West
A Westerner reflects on racial injustice close to home.
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Ranch Diaries: On returning home from the city
Whenever I leave, I miss out on big events at the ranch.
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Ranch Diaries: The ranching-writing life
Somewhere in the midst of the business of ranching I have to figure out a way to keep writing.
Posted inJune 27, 2016: The New Advocates
What if I’m not white?
A former sports writer tries to find a place for himself in the outdoors.
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In praise of a wild West
A 21st-century vision for Western public lands, including their role in solving challenges like climate change.
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Ranch Diaries: Trusting your horse on ice and in quicksand
On the ranch, horses help us through bad weather and barbed wire mishaps on a regular basis.
Posted inJune 13, 2016: Water to Dust
Taking water’s measure
A three-day trip to measure Montana’s snowpack follows a century of tradition.
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Ranch Diaries: Traditional agriculture meets progressive ideals
Can producers come together to find common ground and work toward common goals?
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Are we smarter than the hummingbirds?
We produce abundance. Are we smart enough to share and sustain it?
Posted inMay 30, 2016: Trial by Fire
“A history of subversion”: An excerpt from Terry Tempest Williams’ latest book
“César E. Chávez National Monument” from The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks.