Weaving a Future by Abby Olson
How do we measure knowledge? Is it by a test score, a degree, or the amount of scientific names one can memorize? I would argue none of the above, because
Gender and Survival by Miles Foley
In our third section of the Colorado Plateau course, we’ve been meeting with many people who have unique understandings of and connections to this landscape. Three wonderful families in the
Systems of Horseshoe Canyon by Chloe Brackenbury
Here we are, three days into our backpacking journey, and Horseshoe Canyon decides to welcome us with a spring blizzard! We crawled out of the cocoons of our sleeping bags
A Case for Cloud Watching by Cob Staines
“A scientist who has lost a sense of wonder, or scientists who try to teach facts without feeling, will not find their work transformed into the wisdom and knowledge that
Understanding Our Place in the Wilderness by Sam Ryan
What is Wilderness? A place to hike? A government designation? A place where the only sounds are the songs of the birds and the wind shaking the trees? This is
Perspectives on the Colorado Plateau: From Canyons to Civilization by Josephine Caringi
After our time in the Dirty Devil, we abandoned the canyon walls we had called home for the past twelve days, transitioning into a new section involving a concept which
Finding Solitude and Self-Discovery: A Journey through the Canyons of the Dirty Devil by Kate Antone
You never know when an experience or adventure will shape you or change the mindset you have held for so long, until you’re in the midst of it. For the
Echoes of Industry: Navigating the Quiet and the Noise in Green River by Elijah Manzer
As I sat on the dock of Green River State Park I was surrounded by a cacophony of bird calls. I pulled out my phone and opened Merlin Bird ID
End of the trip: Beginning to bloom by Mora Kozleski
Once again, we arrive at the mouth of Horseshoe Canyon. We were here two months ago at the beginning of our journey through the Colorado Plateau. But instead of
Just the Small Things by Maddi Yocum
As we wrapped up our second section of the course in the infamous Dirty Devil River, I took some time during our transition to the next new section to sit
