Like a string of wet years followed by the worst ever drought, the Last Ranch shows that progress is as much about going forward as it is going back, in that lessons must be learned and relearned by every generation, and what at once seemed right, is not right, and the obvious, easiest path is the slow road to ruin. I learned a lot about change and my interest in evapotranspiration was increased. There are enough details without explanation to where you can draw your own conclusions or where you are pointed to further consideration. Bingham points out ever so gently that our problems are social and individual, not political or technological. What a cast of characters and organizations.

The San Luis Valley is a unique place which is hard to describe. This book has done an excellent job and is very accurate. I was born and raised there and my grandfather founded the town that much of his story relates to - Center, Colo. I can attest to the accuracy. It is also a very interesting story.