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Brazos Bend, Take Three
November 29, 2014 Pilant Slough Trail. Wheels turning on slightly damp fine gravel paths. Watch out, I say to the little one, watch out for the rocks in the path. Stay on one side of the trail, announce yourselves to the pedestrians, tread lightly, go quietly. We step off the path for a moment.…
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Wild Montana
July 21, 2014 Two horses nudge each other nervously, looking over each other’s withers across the fence, towards the treeline. Two dark figures move slowly across the field, cautiously stepping out of the cover of the forest. Jason’s eagle eye had stopped these slow movements, and we had turned the truck around and parked to…
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Hill Country Highways: Burnet, Durn it, Episode 5: One Year Anniversary
I am standing in a pitch black field. The darkness soaks up my coat and pants, and I can barely make out my bare hands. Dark sky protocol dictates that the only lights out here are four infrared bulbs: two marking the path, and two marking the edge of the shed that housed the telescopes that…
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Inspirations from the Buckskin Poet
For over a quarter of a century, a modern day Blackfoot troubadour takes the stage at rotating lodges in Glacier NP a few nights a week to bring the “Native America Speaks” show to park visitors. Jack Gladstone was one of the co-founders of this program, which is now celebrating its thirtieth season. His “Buckskin…