December 2011

  • Second Saturday Scotch Tasting

    On the second Saturday of every month, connoisseurs of Scotch whisky gather in remote Atlantic City to sip and discuss. Bob and Barbara Townsend, owners of the Miners Delight Inn and Cowboy Two-Bit Saloon, curate each tasting by drawing from…

  • Q & A with former Colorado National Monument head Joan Anzelmo

    The retired Park Service superintendent stands by her controversial decision not to allow a major bike race in the monument, and continues to be passionate about preserving landscapes. Read the conversation in High Country News.

  • Pronghorn Passage

    Pronghorn Passage

    In the spring of 2009, wildlife photographer Joe Riis and I followed the migrating pronghorn through the mountains of western Wyoming in an effort to understand their drive to reach the summer range in Grand Teton National Park.

  • The perilous journey of Wyoming’s migrating pronghorn

    The perilous journey of Wyoming’s migrating pronghorn

    SavEach spring a hardy band of nearly 400 pronghorn antelope set out from the Green River Basin in western Wyoming. Their destination is the summering grounds in Grand Teton National Park, more than 100 miles away. Why do animals migrate? What…