From the Archives : A vision for Utopia in the high Arizona desert
Paolo Soleri grew up in Turin, Italy, and later moved to the United States in 1947 to study under Frank...
2020
From the Archives : Covid and illness hobble my will to live
In August 2020 I have unbearable back pain. I've no doubt it was from my hiking the previous weekend, getting...
From the Archives : getting lost trying to exit Aravaipa Canyon
I was lost. Not only in my mind, but in the canyon I was hiking. Darkness clouded judgement. I try...
From the Archives : hiking without a trail into the sacred Aravaipa canyon
It was August 2020 in Arizona. Covid is still raging on, and so I am seeking far away, outdoor retreats...
From the Archives : Taking a helicopter over the Grand Canyon during a global pandemic
Back to 2020 we go. The global pandemic is in full swing. I have itchy fingers and need to get...
From the Archives : staying in the Grand Canyon Caverns by myself during the Covid summer of 2020
It was the summer of 2020. Covid had most things shut down, or at least running on bare bones. My...
From the Archives : mountain biking the San tan loop as Covid continues to shut down America
The Summer of 2020. I was working from home. Masks and anti-maskers were seemingly everywhere. My beard was strong and...
From the Archives : The Queen Valley
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Christmas 2020
The weeks flew by since Thanksgiving, and just like that I find myself on the road back to Utah on...
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....