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A good friend gone, a magical canyon close to home

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For years, I’ve wanted to write about Cottonwood Canyon, a strangely beautiful high-desert hideaway about 15 miles south of Bridger. I never did, though, because I had considered it as somehow belonging to my good friend, Tim Arneson, who first showed it to me more than 30 years ago. I suppose Cottonwood Canyon is his forever now. His children scattered his ashes there in October. (more…) Continue Reading →

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N.D. speaker tells of lessons learned from Bakken boom

When the CEO of a Denver energy company announced last fall that he’d like to “bring something like the Bakken, maybe something a little more orderly”  to the Beartooths, many residents scrambled to head off what they feared would forever change their scenic landscape. (more…) Continue Reading →

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