plains

"Although the energy decreases once it reaches the plains, it still remains powerful and fast - far beyond what a typical river embankment can handle."

Human settlements have encroached paths of rivers and floodplains, both in the mountains and plains, blocking their way.

In September, flocks of phalaropes will arrive in Argentina’s plains and gather at Laguna Mar Chiquita, the largest saline lake in the hemisphere, where they will congregate alongside pink flamingos.

Johnson, who operated in the open plains of east Oklahoma not far from where he grew up, faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, five years for each of the six felony counts.

A week or so before that, “A Prayer for a New Life,” artist Morgan Weistling’s westward-expansion-era scene featuring a white family in a covered wagon making their way across golden plains.