tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post4035654911580736313..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Where the West Begins — The Line is MovingChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-73729364031076898882018-04-28T06:34:27.213-06:002018-04-28T06:34:27.213-06:00I've been rereading George Catlin's Letter...I've been rereading George Catlin's Letters And Notes On The North American Indians, written in 1840, IIRC, from letters as early as 1832. At one point he described fleeing a wild fire in the tall grass prairie, somewhere around the confluence of the Platte and Missouri rivers, I think. He also mentions the difference between fires on short grass and tall grass prairies--those of the short grass are rather leisurely, while those of the tall grass are like hurricanes of fire. The Indians feared them greatly.<br /><br />Great book. Catlin set out to paint and document the Indian tribes before they were changed forever by the encroachment of whites.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316091005058053074noreply@blogger.com