WARNING: This post contains spoilers for William T. Vollmann’s The Dying Grass. It also contains spoilers for the historical event
An anecdote about my dad A while back, my dad noticed that his car had begun the curious habit of
ScholarDay has been writing recently of a proposed open pit cyanide heap leach mine proposed in the Centennial Mountains in
Before things get out of hand, let me state unequivocally that I support wildlife underpasses (and overpasses, fish ladders, canopy
In 2014, so many years ago already, Alex and I had a summer full of road trips. I was based
The Fickle Business of the Open Pit: 1937 – 2008 1937: Blue Ledge Company sets up underground adits, potential prospect
The ineffable backcountry For the most part, when we escape to the hills or wilderness or backcountry or whatever wonderful
In the last year, I spent a lot of time staring at two sets of things: maps of Idaho and
Kinkakuji: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion In 1950, a troubled acolyte burned Kinkakuji (the Temple of the Golden Pavilion)
Bears yawn low in the valleys; snow pack climbs the hills; streams wet their beds; buffalo teach newborns the joy
Happy Birthday, Sarah! Here I was considering myself the bee’s knees for creating the Yell to Hell, a 900+ mile
We give judges the title of ‘Honorable.’ We stand up when they enter a courtroom. So we shouldn’t be surprised