“The last outfitter before the Boundary Waters. You buy your bait and your bug spray from the same guy your dad did.”

“Walking the 1000 Stairs at dawn before the heat comes up out of the canyon.”

“Saturday at Kreuz Market: brisket on butcher paper, no sauce, and the line out the door before eleven.”

“Sitting on the Starlight Theatre porch at sundown, everybody facing the Chisos, nobody talking until the color is gone.”

“The train whistle coming up the canyon every summer morning, and the whole town turning to look like it's the first time.”