Happy 100th birthday to the NPS!
Today is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. And that also means the lesser known National Monuments are part of this celebration, too Read More …
Tag: High Plains
Soapstone Prairie Natural Area
A hike to an area of the High Plains outside of Ft. Collins, Colorado. Wildflowers and birds were in abundance. And somewhere the bison roamed. Read More …
New Mexico – Kiowa Grasslands
Seeking wildness and a remote experience in the High Plains of New Mexico. Read More …
Trail Groove Issue 25
Trail Groove Issue 25. Lots of great articles. I contributed an article about The Great Plains. Read More …
Nebraska Panhandle Rambles
Hiking and camping in the Nebraska Panhandle. Fossils, canyons, big horns, wild turkeys and fall foliage. And one of the best night skies I’ve seen. Read More …
In the Sagebrush Sea along the Oregon Trail
Some road tripping and camping along the old Oregon Trail in Wyoming and nearby Nebraska. Read More …
More High Plains Drifting – Comanche Grassland canyons
Exploring Carrizo and Picture canyons in the Comanche Grassland. Along with Amache Internment camp and the site of the Sand Creek Massacre. Read More …
James A. Michener’s “Centennial”
An overview of the historical fiction classic that takes places in the northeast of Colorado. Read More …
Pawnee Grassland – A changed landscape
The Pawnee National Grassland is (was?) a quiet, desolate and lonely area. But it is rapidly changing. Read More …
East to the Wildness
To the east, on the The Great Plains, may just be where wildness is located. Read More …
Spring on the High Plains – Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
An unusually warm spring day, after a busy few days, was a great opportunity to check out the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Read More …
Camping in the Comanche National Grassland
Three days of exploring and camping in the Comanche National Grassland and surrounding areas. Read More …
High Plains Drifting – Pawnee Buttes, Pawnee National Grasslands
The areas in the outdoors I seem to gravitate towards are the austere and desolate places. Places such a the high alpine areas of the mountains. The red rock country of the Colorado Plateau. And add to this place the Read More …