The wilderness, wild, untrammeled and untrampled.  If our government where to change its mind and to open the last few wilderness areas to motorized and mechanical travel, i.e. mountain bikes,

We’re in the Scapegoat Wilderness, just the 8 of us, backpacking for 8 days.  I swat at the multitude of flies that land on my legs.  I freeze in awe

I fight myself to not tell her how lovely she is.  She has dark almond eyes that take in the world with an observant urgency, and her hair shines like

As our caravan of freshly christened backcountry travelers sped down the highway, I couldn’t help but to notice how barren and void this landscape was to me. Rocky bluffs of

There are days that wear on along the trail. Days of kicking up dust, feet dragging, and eyes on the hot and dusty (trail). Observation and attentiveness has hit zero

One thing that I often find myself thinking about is our connections and disconnections.  I feel that in our current society, we have lost most of our connections with nature,

Sense of place results from a connection you develop by interacting with and therefore forming a relationship with your surrounding environment. Dorothy, a Hopi woman who has dedicated her life

While crawling on my hands and knees through the threshold of a traditional Navajo sweat lodge, a rush of extreme heat accompanied by utter excitement consumed me.  I have spent

Coming from a family of vegetable enthusiasts, meat has never been a center point in terms of meal planning or meeting nutritional needs. When I do eat meat, however, I

After traveling on the Colorado Plateau for close to two months, I have begun to learn the ways of this place. I can predict with confidence which clouds bring rain,