Those of us with an interest in history have been much less successful in articulating the importance of the setting (or landscape) to the location of an historical event. As a result we are left to visualize history by attempting Read More …
Protohistoric and probably Late Prehistoric Mountain Shoshones (sometimes known as Sheepeaters) who lived in and around the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of north-western North America made soapstone bowls in the mountains at the time of Euroamerican contact. The Rocky Mountain soapstone Read More …
South Pass, a major passage way through the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, played an important role in prehistoric times as well as in the settling of the West in historic times. Significant trails; such as the California Trail, Oregon Trail, Read More …