Where Trust Takes Root by Uma Champe
Together we knelt inspecting the grasses that to me blurred into a uniform mass of browns and greens, but to Steve Charter were unique. A tiny microcosm of life that
The List by Toni Kozich
At the beginning of this trip, I wrote down a list of everything I was nervous about– a typical journal activity of mine, a title of “what I’m nervous about”
Invisible Forces by Evelyn Bomann
“This machine, your body, is stronger than you think. Trust it.” Rock, one of our hosts in Rygate Montana told my Cycle the Rockies cohort this on our fourth day
Make Sure It’s Fun by Aileen Kearney
We walk into the lush backyard of Elizabeth Wood’s home in Roundup, Montana. Sunlight filters through the tall trees that surround the area, making it feel like we are in
Rediscovery of Place by Garrett Blood
Sense of place is something that I’ve grappled with for a while now. I don’t feel a strong connection to a particular place, community, or institution and I don’t think
Time Literacy in Dirty Devil Canyon by Hannah O’Keefe
I’m sitting on the terrace of ancient rock, looking at the vast expanse of land that I’ve come to know over the last 10 days. Days have passed by in
The Only Constant Is Change by Kaylee Choi
The sun set just past 8pm, and the rays kissed the towering rock formations goodnight as a blush of ember blanketed their faces. It was more than an orange reflection,
This Is What Love Looks Like by Aiden Fay
In 2008 Tim DeChristopher, a University of Utah student, courageously raised his paddle as a bidder in a Salt Lake BLM auction. With no intention of paying, he bid for
Canyon Jog by Isa Maeder
Horseshoe Canyon is characterized by motion. The canyon walls themselves were carved and smoothed by erosion beginning five million years ago, but one sip of silty creek water or a
To Know the River Itself by AJ White
The first day of our float on the Bighorn River was cold and rainy. Many of us expected a slow, dreary day, and hoped for some sun. Still, we felt