I’m glad my phone remembered the long weekend I appended to a business trip to make the most of the brief but spectacular summer in the Pacific Northwest, because it feels like forever ago, and I’d almost forgotten.
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December 2024: Paris is always a good idea
Even in the winter, when it drizzles. I needed a change of pace and an adventure, so I took myself off to Paris.
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Ah, wilderness!
Oxbows and beaver dams and leeches and so many mosquitos, but when you’re canoe camping, your’e camping in style!
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An old friend in a new place
Lately, whether I’ve been traveling for work or for pleasure, I’ve set out with a specific objective to achieve. It was a lovely change a few weeks ago to set out with the only purpose of spending time with an old friend.
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Grand Canyon Part 2: Up is Harder
Picking up my backpacking trip to the Grand Canyon: I hiked down the South Kaibab trail in one day and camped by the river at Bright Angel Campground. Now I have to hike back up the 4340 feet and 9.5 miles to the rim on Bright Angel trail.
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Grand Canyon Part 1: down is (relatively) easy
This was my third attempt to see the Grand Canyon, and I’m delighted to report that I was successful, and it absolutely lived up to its name!
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A short visit to Bryce Canyon National Park (2022)
It wasn’t far out of the way, so we took a short trip to admire the effect of high elevation spring snow on the fantastically eroded red spires of Bryce National Park.
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Rock Art (March 2022)
Coming across a panel of artwork painted or carved into the cliff face always feels special.
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Southern Utah side quests (March 2022)
Hypothetically, what if your plans for an epic adventure into a side canyon off Lake Powell to see a geological wonder recently re-exposed after decades underwater were derailed by uncooperative weather? Fortunately, there are a few other geological, historical, and archaeological wonders in the neighborhood!
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Cathedral in the Desert (March 2022)
Or, in which we took our boats for a long walk across the desert
Or, the fine art of bailing
Or, how to avoid getting rescued
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