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I see out of the rocky mountains, i could see a gap where the piedro river flows south and through that gap i could see the desert of northern new mexico and just over the horizon, just about 120 miles away, is chaco canyon, the largest anastazi site in the southwest, just over the horizon. And in between these towers and chaco canyon there are fire signal stations up on top of buttes. Every fire signal station is in view of two other signal stations. Each of those, four, on and on and on so tha...

Every time the moon came through the gab, they did massive construction for it. So you know it was the time and you know there was somebody pacing up there just checking whatever watch he had, looking at that gap and thinking, i hope this is the day. And it was the day. We stood there and waited and he said first light, we all looked and we couldnt see it. He had a better eye, he had been watching this much longer than us. But then we started to see the glow. And then the orb of the moon rose in...

Once i saw that, my eye was much sharper and i could see the details around me. I could see a small community, a family of maybe 12 had lived here. When i looked up into the cliff, i saw stacks of rock behind a little spall of the cliff that had stuck out and i realized there was a granary up there. I immediately started for it, climbing hand over hand up the cliff base. My breath tasted hot with discovery. I had found a secret. In past travels i had seen many granaries belonging to the anastasi...

And as that happened, i turned around and as the south and i see out of the rocky mountains, i could see a gap where the piedro river flows south and through that gap i could see the desert of northern new mexico and just over the horizon, just about 120 miles away, is chaco canyon, the largest anastazi site in the southwest, just over the horizon. And in between these towers and chaco canyon there are fire signal stations up on top of buttes. Every fire signal station is in view of two other si...

The main theory New Hampshire researches are pursuing is that the massive moose dieoff is caused primarily by a devastating par sight, the winter tick. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they n...

The main theory New Hampshire researches are pursuing is that the massive moose dieoff is caused primarily by a devastating par sight, the winter tick. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they n...

Good evening and welcome to the San Francisco public library. Im joan jasper, im with the department of public exhibitions here at the library. Thank you so much for coming to our exhibition tonight with author craig childs. Hes been jet setting all over the country promoting his new book, the house of rain. We also want to thank the publishers for bringing craig to us and we also want to thank inaudible at the book table at the end of the program. Craig childs is a commentator for National Publ...

Thats why im here. Because im looking for stories. Im looking for these same kinds of stories that i find in the desert. I came to hear straight from Grace Cathedral today where i walked into the cathedral and i took off my shoes and walked on the maze thats right in the front, in the center. And i dont know if youve ever been to this place. You have to stop in and walk this maze because it is very much like what its like to be out in the desert. Where you start walking along and you see where y...

He said first light, we all looked and we couldnt see it. He had a better eye, he had been watching this much longer than us. But then we started to see the glow. And then the orb of the moon rose into this narrow gap between two twin towers looking north into the rocky mountains. And as that happened, i turned around and as the south and i see out of the rocky mountains, i could see a gap where the piedro river flows south and through that gap i could see the desert of northern new mexico and j...

I see out of the rocky mountains, i could see a gap where the piedro river flows south and through that gap i could see the desert of northern new mexico and just over the horizon, just about 120 miles away, is chaco canyon, the largest anastazi site in the southwest, just over the horizon. And in between these towers and chaco canyon there are fire signal stations up on top of buttes. Every fire signal station is in view of two other signal stations. Each of those, four, on and on and on so tha...