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Beavers: Corkscrews and Hats
Leaving South Dakota behind and heading south, we come upon the state of Nebraska. Nebraska has no National Parks within its boundaries, but does have
The Creation of the World and Tom’s Hat
To the west of the Badlands, tucked away near the southern end of the Black Hills, and just south of Custer State Park, is a little
The Badlands – Good Lands for Traveling
Continuing south, and a bit east, from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, we come to another signature park of the Great Plains: Badlands
Bison Documentary on PBS
We’ll continue to take a look at the National Parks and Monuments of the Great Plains, but I wanted to make a brief, but timely,
And Carry a Big Stick
The following several posts will be about the National Parks or National Monuments of the Great Plains. Moving from north to south, we will begin
Blink and You’ll Miss it
Several years back, an excellent book by Dennis Kitchen came out called Our Smallest Towns: Big Falls, Blue Eye, Bonanza, & Beyond. It was a
A Discouraging Word?
Here’s an update from an earlier story I mentioned in the blog about Ted Turner donating a small herd of buffalo to roam some open
The Law West of the Pecos
The last river we will discuss here is the Pecos River. The Pecos River begins in the higher reaches of the southern end of the Sangre
The Royal Gorge and the City of Gold
The next major river south from the Platte is the Arkansas River. The Arkansas starts in the Sawatch Range near Leadville, Colorado. The Sawatch is
Too Thick to Drink, Too Thin to Plow
Continuing our adventures with the rivers of the Great Plains, the next major river as we head south from the Yellowstone is the Platte River.
All Rivers Flow to the The Big Easy
Here’s very quick update on my earlier post regarding Great Plains teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. It appears that the Great Plains will
