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yonder

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3. Wallace Stegner's "Beyond the 100th Meridian" is a cautionary and timeless book.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Tue May 27, 2025, 08:09 PM

May 2025

Both he and Powell foresaw what might happen if we didn't respect The West. I'd guess they are roiling as they rest with regard to the impacts us modern day, short-sighted hoomans ARE causing.

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Colorado River basin has lost nearly the equivalent of an underground Lake Mead -- The Guardian [View all] erronis May 2025 OP

Heat and drought. Nature is taking it's dessert back, thanks to warming. marble falls May 2025 #1

No just desserts for us! In addition to Ma Nature, Man is doing a whole hell of the damage, all by himself. erronis May 2025 #2

Wallace Stegner's "Beyond the 100th Meridian" is a cautionary and timeless book. yonder May 2025 #3

Wallace Stegner is one of the best American writers (and teachers) of all time. erronis May 2025 #4

Agreed. The people who studied under him are impressive as well. yonder May 2025 #5

Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert" is a good read. misanthrope May 2025 #7

Another year of drought sakabatou May 2025 #6