Monthly Archives: June 2020

Native Americans Along the Creek

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Last week’s post described some “treasures” that our grandkids have discovered in the pasture down along Kanaranzi Creek. Some of the artifacts and bones that they found near circular vegetation patches seemed to warrant input from professional archaeologists. That input … Continue reading →

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Artifacts, Bones, and Cache Pits

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

For six generations, the children in our family have looked for adventure down in the pasture along Kanaranzi Creek. And, they’ve found it: fishing and hunting, building rafts and shacks, picking up unique rocks and shells, and picking wild plums … Continue reading →

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Landslides Behind Our House

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

The first job that I had out of graduate school was mapping landslides. The Federally funded project was administrated by the South Dakota Geological Survey and was focused initially on the Interstate 90 right-of-way at the Missouri River crossing in … Continue reading →

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Channel Bank Erosion

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

The Kanaranzi Creek has had sustained flows at high water levels over much of the past two years. As a result, very active erosion has exposed a whole variety of features. This is a view of the high channel bank … Continue reading →

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