Taft, California
Taft, California took her back to her brother’s telescope. It was mid-morning. Her brother was...
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Author: Paul Talbot
John Muir Died
John Muir died in downtown Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, 1914. He had been visiting his daughter...
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Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni is our new National Monument. The name has been drawn from two native...
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Morenci, Arizona
Morenci, Arizona stretched its tired arms and exhaled a century of sin. She was now weighing the...
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San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County appear and disappear on the drive across...
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Cokedale, Colorado
Cokedale, Colorado wasn’t far from where the Santa Fe Chief used to roll through. It was a good...
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Branch Creek
Branch Creek trickled with wavering determination from the La Panza Range down to the Estrella...
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Sloan, Nevada
Sloan, Nevada fluttered like the emerald frond of a sago palm. They put on music best suited for...
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The BLM Land
The BLM land that swept away from their property stretched out for miles and slanted down the...
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Luning, Nevada
Luning, Nevada replayed its noisy spool of memories, rewound to when parades of dusty trucks...
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East of Santa Maria, California
East of Santa Maria, California, where the Santa Lucia Mountains fade into the Carrizo Plain, her...
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Byers, Colorado
Byers, Colorado sealed his fate. The wind was more crafty than cruel. It threw a whipsaw flurry...
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