Wilderness & Wildlife
Kissing Toads
Amie caught her first toad! Too bad he didn’t turn into a prince… -AKL
2008: The Year of the Frog
This blog entry is dedicated to amphibians – frogs to be exact. And why not? Afterall, 2008 has been dubbed The Year of the Frog. Major companies are devoting marketing campaigns to raise awareness of the plight of frogs as a result of worldwide environmental degradation. Tonight I went for my evening jog in Rock ...read more
Zion Canyoneering
Training Time I’m officially six weeks from guiding Sol’s Redrock Backpacker: Southwestern, Utah trip (out of official park boundaries Zion canyoneering trip), and it’s time to get this booty in shape! I had LASIK surgery 4 weeks ago today and patiently, diligently, obediently, painstakingly (do you get the picture?) followed doctors orders and laid low ...read more
Zion Canyoneering
Dreaming of Dynamite I couldn’t fall asleep last night. I was too busy thinking about the logjam on Sol’s guided overnight Redrock Backpacker: Southwestern, Utah trip. The logjam grew by at least 4 feet between my May and August, 2007 trips, forming a waterfall out of what used to be a simple rock chute dropping ...read more
Who is Edward Abbey?
Better yet, let’s phrase the question as Ed himself would have: Who the hell is Edward Abbey? Sol’s first blog pays tribute to the man who penned our tagline: “Who needs wilderness? Civilization needs wilderness,” from his essay Freedom & Wilderness, Wilderness & Freedom ( The Journey Home). The first time I heard this particular ...read more
