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Brown Girls Climbing addresses trauma and is increasing diversity at the crag.
Salt lakes fade from chartreuse to rust into pale wastelands in photos taken by Aya Okawa.
A small community navigates the challenges posed by enthusiastic bear-watchers.
A new exhibit, Harnessing the Wind, looks at Western landscapes now marked by wind turbines.
In ‘Death Valley: Painted Light,’ the landscape takes on abstract forms.
People compete in everything from pumpkin racing to outhouse sledding.
A review of “The Last Stop” and a look at iconic roadside waypoints.
The Arizona Border Recon aims to provide intel and back-up for federal officers at the U.S.-Mexican border.
A review of David Hall’s “Beneath Cold Seas”
A photographer’s nostalgic look back at time spent with Nuevomexicanos.
Point Roberts, Washington, is cut off from the rest of the U.S. by the Canadian border.
This subset of coyote hunting involves trained dogs and is relatively uncommon in the West.
In the Central Valley, oil and agriculture both support and harm communities, making air pollution a complex problem.
Photos of this winter’s hunt and a community’s subsistence way of life.
Review of “The National Parks: An American Legacy,” by Ian Shive.
The arid park is covered in wildflowers for the first time in a decade.
Q&A with photographer David T. Hanson about his new book, ‘Wilderness to Wasteland,’ which shows a dystopian side of progress.
In eastern Oregon, the latest iteration of the Sagebrush Rebellion.
Review of Jonathan Bailey's "Rock art: A Vision of a Vanishing Cultural Landscape."
Photos of the rigorous training this special type of firefighter endures.
Over 11.5 million people live in poverty in Western states; here are intimate portraits of their communities.
Winners of the HCN reader photography contest
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