“She’s a Dirty Devil”: Resilience on the River by Ariana Brennhofer
The Dirty Devil, aptly named by Dunn during Major John Wesley Powell’s 1896 expedition of the Colorado River, is a 200 mile meandering stretch of chocolatey brown waters. It was
The Rock is my Old Friend: Intimacy with Land on the Colorado Plateau by Emma Belén Price-Daválos
Cradled by crumbling walls of deep red sandstone that shield the corners of a vast blue sky, a group of 10 slightly sunburnt and sore-footed backpackers follow the gentle meander
Perseverance On the Colorado Plateau by Jonathan Robinson
The Colorado Plateau, with its unforgiving terrain and dry, arid landscape, is not a place many people would think to inhabit. Despite this, many people have successfully called the Colorado
Three Things To Know Before Your Next 14 Day Backpacking Trip in Horseshoe Canyon by Paige Ptak
Scrambling down the dusty orange Navajo sandstone into the open body of Horseshoe Canyon for the first time will be intimidating, exhilarating and even a hint nerve-racking. If you have
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
Lived Experiences and a Collective Knowledge on Both Sides of the 49th Parallel by Rachel Marten
Stumbling upon wolf scat is not the way many people would want to start a hike. For our twelve-person group, it was like Christmas. All of us gathered around the
A Legacy of Conservation: The Naming of the Bob Marshall Wilderness by Ava Kamali
I have often wondered how national parks and wilderness areas gain their names. During my Conservation Across Boundaries course, I spent over a week exploring the beautiful landscapes located in
Through Two Lenses: Reflections on Wilderness and Photography by Jack Dodson
Photography can provide a whole new lens with which to view the world. Looking at the Earth through a camera can help people notice the minute complexities in the lighting
Creating Relationships with the Land by Emily DiGiacomo
The trailer rattled along the unpaved roads leading into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. It was the only thing breaking my trance as stands of Quaking aspen waved at the window
