WILDCAT AT DAWN The wildcat emerged from his lair to be greeted by the dawn, with the Sun just peeking above Mount Tobin, two mountain ranges away, and forty miles distant.  Mount Tobin was as far as he could see, the extent of his vision being limited only by the curvature of the Earth.  The nearly total transparency of the dry Nevada desert air would allow him to see forever if not for our planetary geometry.  The wildcat peered down on Buena Vista Valley, a high desert valley whose lowest point was still more than four thousand feet above sea … Continue reading LIFE ON BUFFALO MOUNTAIN (An Online Series by Mark Stormon) Episode 1