Forests on fire: Rejoining the fretful race
In the morning we noticed that the area around our picnic table was a city for voles, having been cleared … Continue reading Forests on fire: Rejoining the fretful race
Category: The Spring of Life
Leaving the Grid: Passage across a charred landscape
If not for the giant scars on the margins of its valley, Silver City would be on my short list … Continue reading Leaving the Grid: Passage across a charred landscape
Journey to the Source: Psychic renewal in the Gila Wilderness
As modern living grows tenser in multiple ways, and as the Southwestern summer moves in for a chokehold, the reaction … Continue reading Journey to the Source: Psychic renewal in the Gila Wilderness
In sympathy with Sisyphus: 3 days backpacking in the Galiuros
I’m a greenhorn who never crossed the Continental Divide until well into his 30s, so I still see Arizona as … Continue reading In sympathy with Sisyphus: 3 days backpacking in the Galiuros
Arivaipa Canyon: A long, cool drink of water
This year we fulfilled a long-term dream of hiking Arivaipa Canyon Wilderness. Named after its early inhabitants, a not-so-fierce tribe … Continue reading Arivaipa Canyon: A long, cool drink of water
Miles from nowhere: Three days canoeing on the Colorado
My friend Hector and I had been promising to drag each other out into the wilderness for about 15 years, … Continue reading Miles from nowhere: Three days canoeing on the Colorado
Sonoran Visions 