Driving out of the small town of Hanksville, Utah, I gaze out my window at this foreign landscape. Various geologic formations make me think that I’m no longer on earth.

Thai coconut curry for dinner, turkey avocado wraps for lunch, Triscuit cream cheese apple sandwiches for snacks, and, of course, the staple: oats, Nutella and peanut butter for breakfast. The

In the morning as we geared up for our first real day of river travel with packs on, I admit, I was not looking forward to plunging my feet into

There are some things that only happen in the back country.  Pooping in cat holes, wearing a pair of underwear for an indefinite amount of time, and becoming master of

Our second day in the backcountry was our first day hiking in the bottom of Horseshoe Canyon.  Within the first hour of our trek, Ben stopped in his tracks and

The word ‘desert’ implies ‘deserted,’ ‘forsaken,’ ‘abandoned.’ Before coming to the desert of the Colorado Plateau, I imagined this place as an expanse of lifeless rocks, with a few tumbleweeds

It was day three in horseshoe canyon, after a grueling two miles the previous day, it was time for a layover… What exactly is a layover day? Well, the possibilities