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The Seasoned Traveler
One of the advantages the Great Plains Trail has over, say, high mountain trails is the times of the year that it makes sense to
A Map from Here to There
A few weeks ago I mentioned some highlights of the Great Plains Trail. I am very excited to now provide a map which gives a
Earth Day
Earth Day is a great day to get out there and enjoy a trail. Any trail. There’s hardly a better way to enjoy the natural world than
The Next Step on the Trail
The process of creating the Great Plains Trail is parallel to actually hiking an epic trail itself. There are so many steps. The only difference
Lies, Damned Lies, and . . .
Personally, I like statistics. I like baseball stats, basketball stats, stats about the highest mountains or the longest rivers, or even stats about stats. I’ll
There Will Be Wind
This week I took a trip out to the grasslands of Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. I visited Pawnee National Grassland as well as Scotts
Spring Trip in the Works + Wild Bison?
I’ll be heading out to the plains sometime this week for a short visit. Spring is definitely on the wind. I’ll be taking my camera,
Great Plains Atlas
A new Atlas of the Great Plains is being published by the University of Nebraska Press. It promises to be a very comprehensive look at
Drawn from the Collective Human Unconscious
A very interesting article titled Where the Buffalo Roam: America’s Plains Are Emptying Out, Should We Give Them Back to the Beasts? has appeared in
The Road Less Traveled
According to several well informed individuals, and I must say that I am in agreement with them, the best way to make significant progress on
Top Ten Places to See on the Great Plains Trail
The time has come to begin to lay down some specifics about the Great Plains Trail. In recent days, there has been an uptick in
It May be Flat Broke, but it’s not Flat
An article on yahoo this week highlights the economic plight of the plains states well. Ziebach County in South Dakota has hit 90% unemployment with most of
