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
Echoes of Laughter by Rachel McKay
“Screedle on!” Someone shouts as we descend steep Navajo Sandstone slickrock. This is our third expedition as a group and we are each carrying twelve days worth of tightly packed
Randy Ramsley: Learning to listen to the land by Renne Baldwin
I first meet Randy Ramsley on a clear morning in Utah, the kind where I want to stand half in sun and half in shade. My classmates and I have
Canyon Culture by Lucy Bock
As the first gentle hue of daylight blends with the few stars left over from a chilly night, our fearless leader of the day opens their eyes. They stumble blindly
Michael Helton: What is Wilderness?
Our first day of section two on the Colorado Plateau with the Wild Rockies Field Institute (WRFI), we hike five miles into Dark Canyon Wilderness, formerly part of the recently