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Outings

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This section focuses on the smaller adventures—the day trips, the day hikes, the quick weekend trips—that don’t classify as travel to me.

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A short weekend at the Vegas Bowl

  • December 18, 2018
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It was the only bowl game that we would be able to attend this season, given our other travel commitments. And it ended up being the one that ASU was…
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Exploring the Sears Point petroglyph site

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Kayaking the Salt River Under a Full Moon

  • June 10, 2017
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One of my favorite annual trips to lead is a moonlight paddle down the Lower Salt River east of Phoenix. The Salt River is a great little trip either early…
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Driving the Black Hills Back Country Byway

  • May 31, 2017
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There it was—an obscure, thin black line on a map, a 21-mile dirt road shortcutting two sections of Hwy 191 along the eastern edge of Arizona: the Black Hills Back Country Byway.…
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A day spent exploring the Kofa

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25¢ pony rides

  • March 5, 2017
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What do you do when you’re driving a backcountry dirt road near the Mexican border—miles from any city—and you come across an offer you just can’t refuse? Well, I think…
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State parks I’ve visited

  • January 19, 2010
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On the heels of news of more state park closures, I figured I should out myself as a mediocre park visitor. The truth is, despite being a native Arizonan, I’ve…
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Returning to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

  • May 5, 2009
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It’s been far too long since I’ve been to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, a unit of BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System just west of Las Vegas, Nevada. It…
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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

  • October 25, 2008
I finally got around to posting some pictures from the quick Sand Canyon hike I took in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument with co-workers in late September. It was…
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A Mother’s Day hike

  • May 13, 2007
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This Mother’s Day, Kim and I decided to take my Mom out for a nice streamside hike. Parsons Trail, in the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area within Coconino National Forest, has…
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Wish I could be transported back to summer to float down the Buffalo National River. It looked so inviting during our last visit, but we only had a couple of hours available—too short for a paddle. 65 0
We’re picking some new photos for our living room wall this week, and this aerial shot from Gates of the Arctic National Park has made the cut. We had had no idea how amazing flightseeing in remote Alaska would be until this day—my first significant exposure to bush planes in the backcountry. Holy shit it did not disappoint! 122 10
Still missing being up on Montana, where I finished my Treasured Places quest, comprised of the 478 specially-protected public lands in the country. Check out treasuredplaces.us for more on how you adopt the quest too. 69 1
It's been awhile since i've planned a trip to Arizona's "West Coast." It's probably time to change that... [launches calendar app to look for appropriate weekends] 58 0
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Wish I could be transported back to summer to float down the Buffalo National River. It looked so inviting during our last visit, but we only had a couple of hours available—too short for a paddle. 65 0
We’re picking some new photos for our living room wall this week, and this aerial shot from Gates of the Arctic National Park has made the cut. We had had no idea how amazing flightseeing in remote Alaska would be until this day—my first significant exposure to bush planes in the backcountry. Holy shit it did not disappoint! 122 10
Still missing being up on Montana, where I finished my Treasured Places quest, comprised of the 478 specially-protected public lands in the country. Check out treasuredplaces.us for more on how you adopt the quest too. 69 1
It's been awhile since i've planned a trip to Arizona's "West Coast." It's probably time to change that... [launches calendar app to look for appropriate weekends] 58 0
Earlier this week I visited the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. This photo is taken from "Decision Point," where Lewis and Clark made a critically important decision on which riverway to follow during their expedition westward. 93 10
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