The background -- The cattlemen, the sheepmen, and World War II -- The postworld War II ranching and avocational archaeology years -- The back-to-school years -- Beginning an academic career -- High Plains and Rocky Mountain prehistory -- Early paleoindian sites and pleistocene fauna -- Foothillmountain paleoindian and early Plains archaic -- Prehistoric non-bison animal-procurement strategies -- Foreign travels and other international activities -- Activities in professional organizations -- Other sites and projects -- Some lingering and final thoughts