The 25th Headwaters Conference, The Working Wild, began Friday, Sept. 20 at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison. The auditorium was full in anticipation of the keynote speaker, Gary Snyder. One spectator mused, “It’s the gathering of the eagles,” with community leaders from all over the Headwaters region in attendance. After a poem by Art Goodtimes and a song by Alan Wartes, Conference Director John Hausdoerffer introduced Snyder. He revealed that Snyder, a beat generation poet, inspired Jack Kerouac’s famous character from the Dharma Bums, Japhy Ryder.
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The 25th Headwaters Conference
By Tyler Grimes The 25th Headwaters Conference will begin Friday, Sept. 18 at Western State in Gunnison. The theme this year is The Working Wild with Pulitzer Prize author, Gary Snyder, providing the keynote address on Friday at 7. Saturday morning will have two expert panels discussing The Urban Wild and the The Private Wild, …
