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Writing about Western lands and water––past, present, future––from the heart of the desert. 🤎
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Re-Routing (opens the original)
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The Gift of New Footsteps (opens the original)
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Today, Glen Canyon Backcountry Club launches our first guided backpacking trip in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. In total, the permit process took about a year; however, this is the culmination of a decade of deeply exploring the landscapes surrounding Glen Canyon. There is only one way to glean experience in backcountry travel, and that is putting one foot in front of the other. What is behind you matters less than what you commit to. I did not grow up backpacking. I did not trave
Welcome to the Desert Circus (opens the original)
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Leviathan in the Basin (opens the original)
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Flash Flood Alert (opens the original)
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The skies are impassioned. Clouds billow high in the atmosphere until they darken and break open. Afternoon is announced with thunderclaps. A few hours later, I race down to the river and join the floods. (From a safe distance). The repetitive pulses will flush the river of debris and muck, and bring nutrients to riparian plants and aquatic species. As the torrents thin, I hop in and ask the river to edit me. To help me carry on despite the deplorable environmental news du jour. The news cycle s
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