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
A Trip Report: Through Many Worlds and Back by Cecelia Wronka
Over the course of eight days, near strangers backpacked over thirty miles together through the Scapegoat Wilderness of Montana. Each day was a new adventure and each night we slept
Seeking Rocky Mountain Birds by Sydney Pine
As a kid from the Northeast, I don’t think I was prepared for the unfathomable beauty the state of Montana has revealed to me. As a student studying wildlife biology
The Art of Being Alone by Valerie Kearley
In this group, we spend just about every minute we’re awake together, and silence is impossible to achieve. When a solo hike out of the mountains was proposed on our
Interpretations of Home by Nora Blair
I very much consider myself a high desert mountain-loving kid. I’ve grown up rock climbing and scrambling all that Colorado’s Front Range has to offer. I feel most at home
