November 21st – 28th, 2021 Tucson, AZ → Carlsbad Caverns NP → Marfa, TX → Big Bend NP Our trek from Gilbert Ray Campground in Tucson, AZ to Big Bend National Park (where we’d planned to spend Thanksgiving) was one of our few remaining long-haul tows (about 10 hrs) before we spend the month ofContinue reading “An unconventional Thanksgiving week (with LOTS to be thankful for!)”
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Grand Canyon: Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point
By Emma Hesselsweet | November 16, 2021 My eyes were groggy and I sat up, shivering. My teeth chattered, and I looked around. My gaze fell on my brother. His eyes were shut, and he was rhythmically breathing slow, tired breaths. I got out of my bed, and peeked through the curtain that separated myContinue reading “Grand Canyon: Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point”
Devil’s Garden Hike
First week of November, 2021 With steep swirling sandstone cliffs and fins and slickrock ledges, an often treacherous climate with wild daily temperature swings, spooky slot canyon systems with flash-flooding risks, tarantulas, scorpions, and rattlesnakes, hiking in the Southwest is no joke. Our lack of familiarity with the climate and terrain (we have done mostContinue reading “Devil’s Garden Hike”
The Peace of Wild Things 