We hiked from sunup to sundown and only felt the warmth of the sun on our faces for a few fleeting seconds. It was the first of November and the Paria Canyon region hadn’t seen rainfall since May. This was our moment. Straddling the Utah/Arizona border, Buckskin Gulch is a 13-mile chasm carved deep…
Slot Canyons
Visiting Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Winter
Of all the things I wondered about on this land, I wondered the hardest about the seduction of certain geographies that feel like home — not by story or blood but merely by their forms and colors. How our perceptions are our only internal map of the world, how there are places that claim you…
Kangaroo the Dog Does Little Wild Horse Canyon
Little Wild Horse Canyon, located close to Goblin Valley in Utah’s San Rafael Swell, is probably the best entry level slot canyon in Utah for families with kids and four-legged buddies. The main narrows of the canyon can be reached in just a short 10-15 minute walk from the trailhead. Follow the sandy wash for…