The Red Bluff to Canyon City Road
I came upon my interest in the fur trade through Alan Eckert’s book The Frontiersman. I read the stories of[…]
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Peaceful valley with a violent past
The Snake War was fought from 1864 to 1868 in the mountains and deserts of Oregon, Idaho, California, and Nevada. […]
Read moreThe Silence is Deafening
As I pulled the truck under the juniper and cut the engine I was struck by the utter silence. No[…]
Read moreNumu Summer
As the temperatures have warmed, food is harder for the Numu to find—the bands have divided with groups of friends[…]
Read moreNumu Spring
The Numu are camped in a village on a bench above the Deschutes River, near the mouth of a small[…]
Read moreThe Way of the Wadikishitika
I’m working on a project to order my notes on the indigenous peoples who lived along the Deschutes and Crooked[…]
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