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Baca County in Southeastern Colorado has a colorful history that includes a wide diversity of cultures, landscapes, and ownership. Around 1000 A.D., a culture of hunter/gatherers named Apishapa (uh-PISH-uh-puh) roamed the grasslands and desert-like terrain. They fished in the rivers and streams that had carved out rock-lined canyons, and gathered seeds and grains from the High Plains. They left behind pictures, etched into the canyon walls, and their civilization was ultimately replaced by the nomadic Plains Indian tribes. -
In this week’s episode, Luke is joined by his old buddy, guide J.C. McCollough, with whom he’s shared over 30 years of outdoor adventures. And this time around, we’ve been fishing for blue catfish on the Red River.
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This remembrance first aired on HPPR in 2019.Hello, I’m Dennis Garcia. I was born in 1951 in Garden City, Kansas. Even in a small town like Garden City, we get so busy we don’t see things that impact our daily lives. For me, it was the railroad. I’m one of 10 kids raised in a small wood framed house. Our home stood alongside the Santa Fe Railroad’s main line that went through town. We lived so close that by the time I was 10, I could throw a rock from my backyard and easily reach the tracks. -
Love breakfast sausage, but hate the rising price at the grocery store? Luke’s got a solution for you…make your own! -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week to hear faculty from the WT School of Music perform chamber works from the 19th century through the present day! -
It may seem counterintuitive to contemplate the idea of thinning out your fruits and vegetables…after all, why wouldn’t you want as much of your crop as possible? But by removing some, you’ll give the other fruit more room and nutrients to grow, making for a better harvest in the long run. This week, we’ll talk about the hows and whys of trimming for maximum effect in your garden! -
Hello, I’m Juan J. Morales, an assistant professor of English at Colorado College and a poet in Pueblo, Colorado, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m thrilled to share with you a poem by Andrew Hemmert, titled, “After Moving.” -
When homesteaders left their forested hillsides of the East and arrived on the treeless plains, they must have wondered what in the world they would use to shore up the face of a dugout, put a fence around their land, or confine a milk cow. With few trees in sight to be used for lumber and fence posts, the new arrivals in one area of Kansas looked beneath their feet and found unlimited resources in the limestone that lay just below the topsoil. -
You can look forward to hearing music from iconic western movies and tv shows as well as a collection of orchestrated cowboy songs on the show this week! -
Gardening on the High Plains can be a fun and rewarding experience, but let’s face it…we get some pretty rough storms, the kind that can leave some lasting damage. Some plans can recover fairly well from this damage, but in other cases, it can be wiser just to start over with a new plant and focus on its welfare. This week, we’ll talk about how to make those choices, and what other forms this damage can take. -
My name is Jewel Rogers and I am your state poet of Nebraska. Today we are introducing some poetry from Natalie G’Schwind whom I met in Broken Bow, Nebraska during a Homegrown event. Anyway, Natalie was one of the readers at Homegrown – a series of intimate readings and art shares across the great state of Nebraska held in partnership with the Academy of American Poets. -
The founding of Amarillo and the city’s subsequent success as a center of trade and commerce in the Texas Panhandle was largely due to the coming of the railroads. In addition to bringing settlers and supplies to the vast grasslands of the Panhandle-Plains, the railroad was also responsible for naming the city.
