In Lander, Wyoming, the promised eclipse hordes never materialized.
People & Places
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How many golf trips is public funding for the arts worth?
Consider the saguaro cactus — and celebrate it with your tax dollars.
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The view of the eclipse from the lenses of our readers
A collection of photos submitted by the High Country News community.
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How the West experienced the solar eclipse
HCN readers watched from all over the country. Find out where.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
What a doctor learns after a life’s work
A pediatrician reflects on his work in Navajo Nation.
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Hunting for feral figs
The gem-like fruit are best when found free in the urban wilds.
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In solar scuffle, big utilities meet their match
Solar advocates win a surprising victory in Nevada.
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West Obsessed: On finding our way in the Anthropocene
How to confront hard truths about climate change and ecocide.
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Forest Service confronts a popular hot springs’ overuse
Rangers tackle the conundrum of protecting loved-to-death wilderness.
Posted inJuly 24, 2017: Down the Dark Mountain
A young hunter moves past death threats from afar
The Apassingok family reflects on a formative kill of a whale and the social-media backlash.
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Why I obsess about the names of plants and animals
Naming things makes individuals out of a landscape of birds, trees and bumblebees.
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A far-right rally meets backlash in Seattle
Violent clashes in Virgina over displays of Nazism set the stage for conflict in Washington state.
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The days of $10 senior National Park passes are ending
And seniors are rushing to get one before they’re gone.
Posted inSeptember 4, 2017: The Elwha, Unleashed
How farmers can help keep salt out of the Colorado River
The solution to a basin-wide problem may fall to individual irrigators.
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The boondoggle of Trump’s border wall
There’s no separating the land and people of the border region.
Posted inAugust 21, 2017: Rooftop Revolution
What would the rural West do without volunteer firefighters?
Small-town firefighters are often first responders to some of the biggest blazes.
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Why so many hate crime victims choose not to report
A Colorado study examines the experiences of victims.
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The political right and left are stuck in polarizing myths
Neighbors in a small Colorado town are splintered, but neither are correct.
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What they left behind: Items found in the Borderlands
Humanitarian groups track traces of migrants crossing the border.
Posted inAugust 7, 2017: Los Promotores
Death and dying are different in the West
The rugged individualist mentality of the region extends to medical aid in dying.