For the five deer killed on Idaho’s U.S. 20 in the last 48 hours. May we drag no more of your family off the asphalt. The US 20, Yellowstone’s main
Continue readingFor the five deer killed on Idaho’s U.S. 20 in the last 48 hours. May we drag no more of your family off the asphalt. The US 20, Yellowstone’s main
Continue readingScholarDay has been writing recently of a proposed open pit cyanide heap leach mine proposed in the Centennial Mountains in Eastern Idaho: the Kilgore Project. We’ve talked about how the
Continue readingBefore things get out of hand, let me state unequivocally that I support wildlife underpasses (and overpasses, fish ladders, canopy bridges, and all other infrastructural devices that unite wildlife populations
Continue readingIn 2014, so many years ago already, Alex and I had a summer full of road trips. I was based out of Lafayette, Indiana, for reasons that I will not
Continue readingThe Fickle Business of the Open Pit: 1937 – 2008 1937: Blue Ledge Company sets up underground adits, potential prospect pits, a tramway, and a foundation for a mill that
Continue readingBears yawn low in the valleys; snow pack climbs the hills; streams wet their beds; buffalo teach newborns the joy of dirt; the wild’s new generation grow close to their
Continue readingWhile we’ve had soft openings here and here and here, here is a post dedicated to introducing what Eric and I mean when we say Yell to Hell. Yell to
Continue readingOne morning, Eric and I woke in the desert from uneasy politics and found we had turned into a large “Welcome to Bears Ears” sign. For two days, some people
Continue readingThe Centennial Mountains: Our Favorite Places’ Best Kept Secret Sure, in terms of Rocky Mountain celebrities, the Centennials are not exactly A-listers. Glacier National Park lies to the north; Yellowstone
Continue readingVariation on a Bumper Sticker There’s a bumper sticker I’ve seen floating around out there. It says: “Socialism: A great idea… ’til you run out of other people’s money!” The
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