The night after the storm, I awoke to find my titanium tent pole bent from the wind. There was a thorough drenching all round. A randonneur (trekker) was blown off a neighboring ridge that same night. We are going very slowly due to heavy pack weight and very steep slopes up and down in the Ariege valleys.
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| Winter 2026 | Circle of Hope Setting Native Students Up for Success Dear Friends and Relatives, Typically, this is the time of year when things rest, restoring themselves for spring growth. Where I come from, the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota, animals...
During National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, our Senators and Representatives learn about the perspective of higher education, not as an impersonal experience that results in higher earnings, but as a sharing of knowledge and deepening of relationships that leads to graduates who are not only higher earners but invested members of their community and country.
