Summer 2009

Cover Story: Terra’s Territory – Terra Houska’s job is a walk in the woods

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Terra Houska was in college when she heard the slang term “skins” for the first time.

”I had no idea what they were talking about. I asked, ‘what tribe is that?’” she says, breaking into a smile that brings out the dimples in her cheeks.

“I guess I was pretty naïve.”

It’s mid-June, and Terra and I are enjoying burgers at the...

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Learning Curve: Rock Climbing 101 – Partners in Climb

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My eyes popped open at 3:30 AM. It was the Fourth of July and it was the last day of my life. I suspected that my Maker had “issues” with some of the things I had done but I knew that a detailed confession of my sins would make me several weeks late for my appointment, so I just said, “Sorry–for everything,” and got out of bed. On the last day of your life even the most mundane objects assume an unaccountable poignance–your pillow, your toothbrush, your pile of dirty...

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Will Collins: Tour of Dreams

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It was twenty feet, just twenty feet . . . Wil Collins faced the biggest putt of his life and would soon realize the fulfillment of his lifelong dream, and he didn’t even know it.

Born on August 24, 1978, Wil grew up on Nicklaus Drive in Rapid City just a short distance from Arrowhead Country Club. At age two he would play in the yard with his plastic golf clubs. At age five he would win his first golf tournament using an adult golf club his Dad had sawed down for...

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Jerry and Elaine Doll Dunn: Racing Hearts

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In love and running, sometimes you have to go the distance.

It was the fall of 1993, and 47-year-old Jerry Dunn was in the thick of a year-long endeavor to run 104 marathons when he found himself at the starting line of the Mount Rushmore International Marathon.

It was just another race. Jerry lived by the same schedule week after week: Work four days back home in Indiana, fly out to the next race, run, fly back and start the whole thing over again.

There was...

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John Williams: Life is Sweet . . . upon the seat of a bicycle built from two

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Whether running up Spearfish Canyon, disc-golfing around BHSU, or biking to the Crow Peak Brewery, John Williams is familiar with the adventure the area has to offer. “There’s an abundance here to partake in,” says the 2002 Spearfish High School and 2007 BHSU grad. “I love to hike, bike, run, camp, backpack, disc golf, rock climb—there are so many activities that I sometimes have to cut some out!” John keeps on the lookout for anything unique and different, full of...

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