» Read discussion on Scotts Bluff National Monument 01/23/11 Valerie Newman, interpretive park ranger at Scotts Bluff National Monument, recently went on a hunting trip in Wyoming. Newman was not seeking big game. Rather, she and her partner, James Dahl, were house hunting.
10/09/10 Alex Schluter can often be found meditating in the mornings atop Scotts Bluff National Monument. She says the practice helps her be more patient when she gets the inevitable comments and questions about her baldness, a result of a benign disorder called alopecia areata universalis.
08/01/10 Just west of the Conestoga wagon in front of Scotts Bluff National Monument, the roadbed of wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail overland migration may still be seen by those who know where to look. The National Park Service is seeking input on a maintenance plan for the ruts.
07/18/10 Floyd Rhoades of Wheatland, Wyo., rides through fog at Scotts Bluff National Monument as he warms up for the hill climb bike race. Photo by Katie Bradshaw
05/02/10 Volunteers Andrea Gurrola, left, and Jennifer Bravo work to remove modern graffiti from Scotts Bluff National Monument. Photo by Katie Bradshaw If you were to scratch your name into Scotts Bluff National Monument in 1859, today your carving would be considered an important artifact of history.
04/26/10 Superintendent Ken Mabery stand among artwork displayed at the Visitor Center at Scotts Bluff National Monument. All the displays involve western Nebraska.
01/05/10 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks to a crowd at Scotts Bluff National Monument during a visit to the area in September. Photo by Roger Holsinger
12/23/09 A coin-operated viewer on top of Scotts Bluff National Monument takes on an almost alien-like quality as thick frost from freezing fog coated the piece of equipment.
11/05/09 World-Herald News Service When Karen Ott looked at the hills around Scotts Bluff National Monument earlier this year, she saw something she'd not seen in ages: green grass.
09/26/09 Mark Davison, chief ranger at Scotts Bluff National Monument, has spent a lot of time on the phone dealing the staff members of five different dignitaries who will be in Gering Monday morning. |