a wilderness journal

Folger Peak from the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness. After a hot California summer (one for which I was admittedly away for a decent portio...

A flowering ocotillo in the western Arizona desert, April 2017. Primary productivity in desert environments is low. Water is the lim...

The Fiery Furnace, Arches National Park, April 2017. Arches National Park in eastern Utah does not have any designated wilderness ar...

I was fortunate to have a work trip to Oregon this month, and to be able to extend my visit by a few days to see the eclipse courtesy of a...

Three Sisters Wilderness, Cascade Range, Oregon, 2012. Over the course of working on this blog for the last six years, I have shared th...

Mt. Humphreys, John Muir Wilderness. Monday, 31 July 2017. Morning, Piute Lake . Clouds 0%. Last evening’s storm and clouds have g...

Sunday 30 July 2017. Muriel Lake and Mt. Humphreys in the background. Midday, North of Goethe Lake . Clouds 15%. MWS and I crossed...

Saturday 29 July 2017 Bog orchid and tiger lilies, John Muir Wilderness. Morning, Piute Pass Trail . Clouds 1%. Backpacking trip w...

Our last point of outdoor exploration as we looped through the Pacific Northwest this summer was Craters of the Moon National Monument in ...