a wilderness journal

  Lying just off the coast of Southern California, the Channel Islands are one of the gems of the state. I’ve recently had opportunities to...

The deserts of southeastern California and Nevada are expansive, and their large size is driven home by the maze of valleys, canyons, and ...

4 Sept 2018 . During my week-long trip to Wyoming last summer, I actually spent more time in Grand Teton National Park than Yellowstone...

I haven’t posted on this blog for a year (!) and I have a number of trips to get caught up on, starting with a fun week in Wyoming at Yello...

Bryce Canyon is the smallest of Utah ’s five national parks, and the last I have been able to visit. It also appears to be the youngest ...

One of the best ways to experience the National Parks is in the backcountry, off the beaten path. There is a time and place for the more c...

I’ve been in two very spectacular caves before in the western US: Lehman Cave at Great Basin National Park , and Oregon Caves Nationa...

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico was stunning and exceeded my expec...