Christmas 2020
The weeks flew by since Thanksgiving, and just like that I find myself on the road back to Utah on...
2020
Castle Hot Springs
There was no doubt that a melancholic sadness had enveloped me after Thanksgiving. The Covid pandemic had finally brought me...
The strange return home for Thanksgiving during a pandemic
I leave Zion National Park early in the morning on Thanksgiving, four hours until I see family. It's been a...
inside Zion
Back in 2018, I stayed in the town of Springdale, the gateway community to the entrance of Zion National Park....
Shipcreek
It feels like a Sunday, but I'm not quite sure what day of the week it is. I do know...
The Covid Wild Alaska Adventure – Mount Baldy
With a little bit of luck on my side, I would arrive back into the Anchorage area in the early...
The return to the cabins
The bus quietly pulls in front of the Denali cabins, I unload my gear and say my final good bye...
The Covid Wild Alaska Adventure – Alone atop Eagles Point
The clouds are closing in on the valley this morning, swirling in misty circles over the mountains. Imagine if you...
The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – biking to Wonder Lake
The row of mountain bikes catch my eye as I was exiting the bus upon my arrival to the Backcountry...
The Denali Backcountry Lodge
The clouds parted for just a moment in the same manner that one would imagine the Red sea did for...
The Covid Wild Alaska adventure – Enter Denali
We are eight miles from the entrance to Denali National Park as I settle into my comfortable bus seat, along...
The Denali cabins
My body is still floating on cloud nine as I walk off the plane from Denali Air. The afternoon is...