Tag: Society
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The Chiricahua Apaches
In nearly every place I’ve been, I’ve found something interesting to learn about. Sometimes it’s geology, sometimes wildlife, or perhaps history. The last few days in the Chiricahua National Monument are no exception. This area of what is now Arizona and New Mexico was the homeland of the Chiricahua Apaches, led by familiar names like…
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Hate for Profit
As we were leaving a campground the other day we were alongside a group of people with a rented camper. They were attempting to fill the camper with water and dump the tanks. Pretty routine for travelers with RV’s. Those of you with campers know that there’s a pretty specific way of dumping and filling.…
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Trails and Tears
The legacy of the American West is one of hope and opportunities, greed and conquest, trails and tears, broken promises, racism and genocide. For the settlers who looked to the west with the hope that hard work would bring opportunities for them and their descendants, the west was a bright light on the horizon. For…
Michael Janke 