Douglas Ross
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Douglas Ross
@dargyle6.bsky.social
Rocks. Water. Wilderness. Wanderings.
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“Common Waters” from @rigtoflip.bsky.social exposes the growing conflict over river and stream access in Colorado.

Watch the film next week in Denver, Wednesday Nov 19 to understand the clash and fight for your right to access our rivers! Reserve your seat, spots are limited: bit.ly/43nTGcf
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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🌊 Great news for rivers and clean water! American Rivers has received a transformational $10 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to protect and restore rivers nationwide.

Read about this impactful grant and our vision for rivers: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
A new low for the Democratic Senate
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“High technology has done us one great service: It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks--chopping wood, building a fire, drawing water from a spring, [meandering in the desert with one’s comrades]”
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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In Northern Arizona on the Navajo Nation lies an archaeologically rich canyon, called Tsegi. Steeped in culture and history, the remote canyon is home to a handful of Navajo ranching families.

🎥 Watch their story this Native American Heritage Month: www.americanrivers.org/tsegi-canyon...
Tsegi Canyon
In far Northern Arizona on the Navajo Nation lies an archaeologically rich canyon, called Tsegi. Steeped in a rich cultural history tucked into the alcoves of these steep sandstone walls, this beautif...
www.americanrivers.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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“Cottonwood and Sandstone” — Cottonwood tree with fall foliage against Utah sandstone.

Right up front, a few things about this…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/11/04/c...

#autumn #fall #foliage #tree #grandstaircaseescalante #southwest #nature #landscape #landscaphotography #photo #photography
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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A light dusting at Glencoe
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Fairy light
A favorite image of mine from
Ffos Noddun / Fairy Glen in Eryri, North Wales
Capturing the light rays is such a pleasure to witness
November 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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A rainbow split through storm clouds as the bison stood its ground. This rare atmospheric phenomenon met the quiet presence of a bison, perfectly captured by Jami Bollschweiler. 👏👏

#nature #wildlife #bison

📸 Source: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CQj...
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Pretending to the world that you are the president of peace while waging war at home is diabolical.
October 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
March 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape but victory over your own human frailty.” - Walter Bonatti
January 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A survival story.
January 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“When the cities are gone, he thought, and all the ruckus has died away…maybe free men and wild women on horses, free women and wild men, can roam the sagebrush canyonlands in freedom—goddammit!”
January 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM