Bandelier National Monument
For millennia, people have felt the pull of Frijoles Canyon, now part of Bandelier National Monument. I’m no different.
American Southwest national parks
Author: Lauren Danner
When I’m not out hiking, I'm either buried in a book or writing about outdoor recreation and public lands from my home near Puget Sound.
American Southwest national parks
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Landing in New Mexico, the altitude change wreaked havoc on me. But the lure of Rio Grande del Norte National Monument was too tempting to resist.
national parks
Return to the redwoods
Two years ago, a trip to the redwoods helped me change the course of my life. Revisiting in 2018, we marked a different milestone.
American Southwest Books I like
What I’m reading | Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild – Ellen Meloy
Reading Ellen Meloy is like inhabiting a naturalist’s body and an artist’s brain, glassing for bighorns while breathing hot dust.
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I’d like to thank…
Writing the acknowledgments section of a book has a lot in common with giving a speech at an awards ceremony. Luckily, authors have more time to prepare.