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It’s “Butte – iful” Out Here – Colorado Style
The eastern plains of Colorado contain perhaps fewer buttes than the Dakotas or Nebraska, but there are some unique features out there that deserve some
Back to Buttes
So much for the Super Bowl, we’re back to buttes here on the Great Plains Trail Blog . . . Good. Nebraska has its share
Super and Great (Bowl and Plains)
Let’s take a short break from our sampling of buttes of the Great Plains, and briefly connect today’s big game, Super Bowl XLVIII, to the
It’s “Butte”-iful Out Here – Part 2
Someone who is a much better photographer than me should create a coffee table book of buttes the Great Plains. Something with lots of cool
It’s “Butte”-iful Out Here
One of the most distinctive landforms of the Great Plains is the lone butte. Nothing says “Great Plains” like a towering monolith reposing in the
Happy New Year – 2014!
Happy New Year from the Great Plains Trail! I’m excited for the new year because I’m excited about another year of progress on the GPT.
Our De Facto National Symbol – The Buffalo
The November 2013 issue of Smithsonian Magazine features something it is calling 101 Objects That Made America. The idea behind it is to spotlight objects
This Place, These People . . . (those coffee table books)
Yet another book of incredible Great Plains images has emerged in recent months. (Side note – What’s going on here? Is it me or is
Capturing America at its Greatest! (not Plainest)
An article appears in this week’s New York Times Magazine about life in the Great Plains. I will refrain from commenting on it, other
Heartland
A new coffee table book has arrived featuring the Great Plains. This one is called Heartland and it’s by David Plowden. The book is a
Interpreting Mystical Poets . . . or . . . Are We “There” Yet?
“Great is the earth, and the way it became what it is, Do you imagine it has stopped at this? . . . . and
Great Plains Trail Featured in Bootprints
We are excited to announce that last week, the Great Plains Trail was featured in the e-zine Bootprints. Bootprints is a web based publication which
