A sorta history of modern ultralight backpacking
Lightweight or even “ultra-lightweight” backpacking is nothing new of course. But when did the term as we now know it come about? Read More …
Tag: history
Review: Finders Keepers by Craig Childs
A timely look at a book about archeological preservation…or plundering. Read More …
Review: Where the Water Goes
Where The Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen is a book that is a bit of Cadillac Desert crossed with Ian Frazier’s Great Plains. Read More …
On The Trail: A History of American Hiking
A review of On The Trail: A History of American Hiking by Silas Chamberlin. Read More …
Artifacts of our civilization: Random thoughts
Some miscellaneous thoughts on what we seem to value in our culture. Read More …
The Revenant, fur trade and Colorado history
If you enjoyed the movie The Revenant, and live in Colorado, much of the fur trade history took place very close to where we live. Read More …
James A. Michener’s “Centennial”
An overview of the historical fiction classic that takes places in the northeast of Colorado. Read More …