Humanity on the Rim
We all sense it. Day after day, there seems to be a growing disconnect between people. You walk down the sidewalk and the person coming toward you quickly averts their eyes to avoid eye contact. You sit down on a plane and the person next to you pops in earbuds to stave off any efforts at small talk. You’re hiking up a trail in the wilderness and the person coming down the trail passes right by without even a nod of the head to acknowledge the shared passion for the dirt beneath your boots.
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Secret Places
For those of us that spend every minute of our free time exploring the wonders of nature, one of the greatest lures is a rumor of an amazing spot that most have never heard of or a photo shared on social media of a place that looks like an oasis that is just calling our names. Possibly a narrow slot canyon in the depths of the Utah deserts with a clear creek running through the high, red walls and sunlight shining down and illuminating a sandy floor that shows little evidence of human footprints…
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Braving the Cold
We’ve all noticed it by now. A chill in the air in the early mornings, the need to bring an extra layer if we’re out later in the evenings, reports of snow falling in the high country, and, if you’re me, the hail that fell in the desert a few days ago when an unexpected storm rolled through.
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Let's Be Wild
I can tell you where it began. Where I discovered the wild inside of me. I don’t mean the kind of wild that is made up of late nights in big cities or college parties filled with keg stands and never ending beer pong. Nor do I mean the kind of wild that involves fast cars, bad decisions, and oftentimes regret. To me, wild means something else…
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