The western expression “Hard Twist” refers to the old-time Manila hemp, tightly-twisted lariat rope—hard twisted. The term also refers to a small, compact, physically strong person with resilience, rather like rawhide, which expands and stretches when wet or shrinks and tightens up when dry but almost never breaks. The role of women in the settlement Read More
Treasure, mystery, and the legend of Old Man Gallagher lurk at the bottom
When they started flooding Eagle Nest Lake in 1917, one story has it that Old Man Gallagher “swore and be damned” they’d have to carry him off the porch of his house in the lake bottom, kicking and screaming the whole way. Of course tales about oldtimers tend to run tall. About 25 years ago, we Read More