By Matt Schiff
This story is about a man we met shrouded in suspicion and mystery; we’ve spent days discussing the facts, a source of curiosity. We’ve been told to watch for strangers but on a trip like this, you talk to people you don’t know or else the experience you would miss.
But now there is [...]
Posts under ‘The great west’
Apr 20
The (con?) man
Apr 15
This Wind Blows
by Sara Dykman
It feels almost religious as I crawl along the shoulder of the road. I am bent over the handlebars, like a follower praying to the wind and the road. I tuck into my bike, trying to make myself more invisible to the wind, and it feels like I am on a pilgrimage to some [...]
Aug 25
You’d think they’d put up a sign
by Matt Schiff
I wouldn’t expect someone to shoot, especially without giving fair warning, and considering the hour, the heat of the day had yet to add to the rage one might feel when coming across some trespassers. We’ve definitely been spotted as I watch a pickup stop, back up, and the driver get out and [...]
Aug 12
The Idaho Sage
by Matt Schiff
This is a love story about high plains, barbed wire fence, getting away from it all, and the sagebrush that blankets this land.
Travelling southeast from Leadore, Idaho on highway 20, the valley widens and fills with sagebrush. The mountains move into the background while the sagebrush rangeland becomes the prominent feature. This undesirable [...]
