Nez Perce Trail
The Nez Perce (French for “pierced nose”) traveled through current-day Yellowstone park and the Shoshone forest as they fled from…
People along the way…
I’ve been seeing widely diverse ecosystems, grand geological formations, and deadly predators, but the people might be the most memorable…
Mark Twain National Forest
Mark Twain National Forest was the first stop on my trip at the beginning of August, right after I moved…
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park is the largest gypsum dunefield in the world. Gypsum sand feels cool to the touch, even…
Sightings in Sabino Canyon
I got stuck in Tucson because the evening temperatures in Las Cruces, my next destination, had been below freezing (and…
How is this possible?
Not many people take three-month vacations with the possibility to extend indefinitely. I think my ability to do so has…
Grand Canyon
img_8808 Dear Ashley, I had such a great time at the canyon thanks to your recommendations. The first day, I…
The Wave
The Wave is a striking sandstone rock formation that is difficult to visit: only twenty people per day get permits.…
To photograph or not to photograph…
As I was walking back to my car from the Sand Dune Arch at Arches National Park, I saw a…
Pandemic Peregrinations 