My High Country News cover story about the Bears Ears national monument proposal has finally entered the inter-tubes. For those … More
Author: Jonathan P. Thompson
Journalist, editor and writer focusing on the Western United States and its landscapes, communities, and cultures. Creator of Land Desk. Author of "River of Lost Souls: The Science, Politics, and Greed Behind the Gold King Mine Disaster" (Torrey House Press 2018), "Behind the Slickrock Curtain" (Lost Souls Press 2020), and the forthcoming "Sagebrush Empire: A journey into the heart of the public land wars" (Torrey House 2021).
When stories collide: The Gold King, Bears Ears and Regionalism
Beginning in late 1892, hundreds, maybe even thousands of men descended on the little town of Bluff City, Utah, nestled … More
Grandstanding vs. getting ‘er done on the Animas
Back in August (I know, I’m late to post this, apologies), on a soggy weekend, the Mountain Studies Institute held … More
The Bears Ears and the “local” card
One of the first “literary” things I ever wrote was a poem that began, “The Bears Ears, have you ever … More
Bears Ears Battle Heats Up
A visit to Bluff during the public hearing on a proposed national monument in Southeastern Utah.
Rio de las Animas Perdidas?
In which I ponder whether the souls of the Animas River are lost? Or not?
Jonathan P. Thompson 