Native American – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Tipi Rings

While living in southwestern Wyoming in the 1980’s I spent a lot of time exploring the area in my Piper Clipper airplane. It was a cousin to the Piper Cub, and I liked to refer to it as my “off-road airplane.” While skimming over the badlands southwest of Green River, I saw these “tipi rings,”Continue reading “Tipi Rings”

Platte

The Platte is a curious river washing over the gravelly remnants of the ancestral Rocky Mountains. Native Americans once camped and hunted along its waters, and later, European emigrants to Oregon, California, and Utah passed along the banks of this “Great Platte River Road.” The river was often described as “too thick to drink andContinue reading “Platte”

Another “Ordinary” Hero

(Note 5th name down from top left of the image on the right.) A casual glance might leave the impression of an ordinary senior citizen. But there is much more to every person than meets the eye, for we are the sum of what we are now and all that we have ever been. InContinue reading “Another “Ordinary” Hero”