Geology

From the Top of the Staircase

The sun sank low behind us and the psychedelic landscape grew shrouded in shadows. Looking out at the many hoodoos, fins, and spires, I...

Sandscapes of the Sangre de Cristos

A weekend with mom and dad experiencing Great Sand Dunes National Park

The Cradle of Wilderness

Following in the footsteps of Arthur Carhart towards Trappers Lake and the Flat Tops Wilderness

Descent into Black Canyon

Backpacking the S.O.B. Draw into the belly of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Capitol Reef Wanderings

Wandering through the Cathedral Valley and Upper Muley Twist Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park

We Done Got Yellowstoned

Backpacking near Fairy Falls and through the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park

Gem of the Cascades

A look at America's deepest lake and its surrounding old growth forests

Backpacking in Canyon Country

Two days without seeing another soul backpacking the Taylor Canyon route in Canyonlands National Park

Ascending Cayambe: An Andean Adventure

A week-long journey culminating in the summit of the Cayambe Volcano in northern Ecuador