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 
From the Archives : hiking in Sedona’s vortex in 2018 
Antelope Island
I hadn't been to Utah's Antelope Island since I was a child. My memories of this place were of bugs...
Capitol Reef from the road…
After hiking the Fremont Gorge trail, I ventured into the empty Capitol Reef National Park to see what my next...
The Unknown Soldier
The soft, haunting sound of Taps could be heard as I reached the top of the hill. A chilling silence...
Stewart’s cascades
Our infamous Utah snow has arrived in glorious amounts, creating a lovely winter wonderland for those of us brave enough...
Y2K16
4:47 a.m. 6 degrees Fahrenheit. January the first, two thousand and sixteen. No food, no water. The faintest of orange...
The ashes of American Flags (finale)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvayNDb5OOA
The ashes of American Flags (part three)
The third act was here, playing out against the cold red rock on the Winter solstice. I savored the daylight...
solo in a National Park
Only the deer scatter as the wanderer steps onto the Fremont Gorge trail. No other visible signs of life to...
The ashes of American Flags (part two)
The communities quickly turned from self sustaining entities to wood cabins and ghost towns. Not from Capitalism over taking good...
this Christmas…
The last Christmas before the big move away. I hold her just a little tighter than normal, listening to her...
The ashes of American Flags (part one)
My sister gave me Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to listen to when I was moving out of State. "It's not my...
Watchman’s lookout
I see the historic fireman lookout tower high above, perched on a cliff overlooking Wizard Island. The hike looks short...