Clayton’s Peak 
From the Archives : hiking in Sedona’s vortex in 2018 
From the Archives : Creating interactive Art at Minnesota’s Walker Center in 2017 
From the Archives : Day three on Iceland’s ring road 
From the Archives : staying in the Grand Canyon Caverns by myself during the Covid summer of 2020 
Hickman Bridge
HC finds a parking lot with a smattering of cars, even though it was still pretty early in the morning....
Torrey & the Skyview Hotel
Back in 2015, HC does a farewell tour of Southern Utah, as he was moving to the Sonoran Desert of...
Jewel of the Creek
HC sees just one picture online of some mighty Saguaro's along what seems to be a fairly easy hike in...
Why time seems to stand still when in Joshua Tree
When HC thinks about how long it takes for a Joshua Tree to reach its maximum growth potential. How long...
A Guide to High Desert Living
Step one : Find a place that stirs your soul. The quirky thoughts you have, your demons and innermost desires,...
The Shadow House
The last weekend of October was here, and so in ritualistic fashion, HC heads out to Joshua Tree again for...
My 2025 Arizona Diamondbacks season
Back in the Spring, I see Clydesdale's lined up outside the training facility in Peoria, marking my first spring training...
Into the Backcountry of Yosemite
Final day in Yosemite, and HC wants to try a hike into the backcountry. Early morning driving to a remote...
Glacier Point
In his life thus far, HC has found that almost every time he travels, there is always one day in...
Yosemite Valley
HC finishes his second cup of coffee just as the sun starts to rise over the Yosemite Valley. He sees...
Foresta
Although HC tried to research the best that he could (which sometimes is not all that good) the hope was...
First time entering Yosemite from the East
HC can only imagine that the only people that enter Yosemite from the Eastern entrance are the few that would...