James Edward Cole was thirty-six years old when he died. You might say he was in the prime of his…
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The Land Desk: A public lands newsletter
With the dawning of a new year comes a new source of news, insight, and commentary: the Land Desk. It…
Riding out the pandemic with the strays of Sofia
I’m not even a dog person, I thought, as I stared into the murk on a cold, late-autumn night. But…
The Silverton Depot bombing, the 416 Fire, and the symbolism of the Train
On a pleasant, late summer’s day in Silverton, Colorado, San Juan County Sheriff Virgil Mason and local business owner Otto…
Behind the Slickrock Curtain is here!
In the not so distant future, as the planet burns, the nation reels from the effects of a pandemic, Truth…
“Power Madness” in America, the Big Buildup of coal, and a Senate hearing from five decades ago
Five decades ago, the US Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs held a remarkable hearing. It was notable because…
Charting COVID’s effect on the energy sector
Nine months ago, as the coronavirus-related lockdowns and slowdowns were reaching their peak, we made some predictions (for High Country…
May 2020 SW Colorado Snowpack update
Snowpack levels in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado typically peak in April or early May, before starting a…
Images from the Extreme Social Distance
I went back to the Home-country — i.e. the Four Corners — in February and March, and headed out to…
Meditation on trans-Atlantic travel in the time of COVID-19
I flew internationally yesterday. I got into a tube with a bunch of other people against all of my self-preservation…