Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Along the Way to Ousel Falls

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Gallatin National Forest (Montana) hiking trail Continue reading →

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Looking Down from Big Sky

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Ken Dowell

The view from atop Lone Mountain Continue reading →

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‘For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People’

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Teddy Roosevelt’s words stand as a welcome to Yellowstone Continue reading →

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The Earth Gazers: A Book Review

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Ken Dowell

From Charles Lindbergh to Neil Armstrong Continue reading →

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Guns in America: ‘Well Regulated’ Militias and the Right to Bear Arms

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Most of us at this point don’t see ourselves banding together and taking on the federal government in a firefight Continue reading →

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‘Put your make up on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Atlantic City’

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Ken Dowell

A virtual tour of America’s oldest boardwalk Continue reading →

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In the National Parks: Gurgling, Spewing, Oozing

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Ken Dowell

A few of Yellowstone National Parks 10,000+ geothermal features. Continue reading →

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In the National Parks: Where the Buffalo Roam

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Ken Dowell

American bison and other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park Continue reading →

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Guns in America: Prominent Americans Shooting Each Other Up

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Burr and Hamilton were not the only prominent American leaders to kill or be killed in a duel.,
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Guns in America: The Americanization of the Duel

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Ken Dowell

When the first European colonists came to America they brought with them a rather definitive dispute resolution process known as dueling.
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