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A trail-centric map of Yellowstone
Alice Morris’ 1917 challenge to cartography
Mar 4
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John Clayton
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Celebrating Yellowstone's 1872 moment
When Congress stumbled into public lands law
Feb 25
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John Clayton
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Sinclair Lewis’ Yellowstone frontier
America’s first big writer in America’s national park
Feb 18
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John Clayton
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The fellowship I didn't know I needed
I claimed my nature didn't crave institutional approval. I was wrong.
Feb 11
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John Clayton
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Covering congestion in Yellowstone
Why I wrote about shuttle systems in national parks
Jan 21
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John Clayton
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Why AI can't write history
An AI wanted to write Yellowstone history for me. Here's what went wrong, and why it matters.
Jan 7
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John Clayton
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Lies, interpretations, and Yellowstone history
The stories we inherit, and how to retell them—or not
Dec 17, 2025
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John Clayton
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Beyond the conflict at Buffalo Creek
Restoration, wilderness, and the lessons of Muir and Pinchot
Nov 26, 2025
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John Clayton
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How to manipulate emotions in a national park
Yellowstone, art, and the ways we experience nature
Nov 19, 2025
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John Clayton
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Where wilderness meets wi-fi
A case study of "Abundance" in rewiring Yellowstone
Jul 1, 2025
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John Clayton
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When natural landscapes become cultural landscapes
How the process of painting wild Yellowstone transformed the wilderness, the nation, and the act of enshrining cultural values
Jun 17, 2025
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John Clayton
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The “Yellowstone” TV show violates geographic scale
Compressing Montana’s vast landscapes betrays the show’s premise
Apr 22, 2025
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John Clayton
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