From the Archives : Taking a helicopter over the Grand Canyon during a global pandemic 
From the Archives : The year was 2019 & I was preparing for my long distance hike along Hadrian’s Wall in England by getting outside in August in Sedona, Arizona 
From the Archives : trying a lower cost alternative with HipCamp 
Last week at the movies vol. 4 
Clayton’s Peak 
the Crazy Horse Memorial
“He left everything so we can carry on his work, and that’s just what we’re going to do. We’re dedicated...
camping at Bonito
The large ponderosa pines fill his nostrils as he makes his way down the winding road. Highway sounds fade away,...
the Cholla Gardens
Melancholy mixed with tears covered the man's face as he made his way through the desert, racing the setting sun....
Cerrillos Hills
34 million years ago, magma oozed up through the earth's crust into sediments deposited by an ancient sea. Veins of...
a moment with the music of Ventura Beach
"The ceremony is about to begin. The entertainment for this evening is not new, you've seen this entertainment through and...
Prairie dogs of the Badlands
"prairie dog town" That was all the sign said. An old barn with farm equipment from days long gone...
Organ Pipe Cactus
It was just an ordinary brown highway sign along Interstate 8. "Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument - 75 miles"...
The Superstitions
"Rainstorms and high winds are predicted all weekend...." The Superstitions mountains at the East end of the Phoenix valley...
My first step into the Badlands
After an eternity on the long and empty roads of South Dakota, I finally made it to the entrance of The...
Tumalo Falls
The day was quickly fading, yet the call for one last exploration was stronger than the pain in my twitching...
along the Deschutes (part 2)
The road heading West was long, unassuming and empty. After a few miles of travel, I pull the car off...
Oregon’s Lava River Cave
Created almost 80,000 years ago, the lava tube started to form as the top layer was exposed to the cool...