desert

Out in the Utah desert in the Dirty Devil Wash is a secret canyon. Robber’s Roost was one of Butch Cassidy’s cattle rustling hideouts, inaccessible on horseback except by one trail. Bits of his shelters still remain, along with ancient petroglyphs on the rock walls.
Just above Robber’s Roost, a… Read the rest

The Utah desert seems endless. Sometimes I think that if we could add up all the surface area of this landscape, Utah would turn out to be bigger than Canada.
Recently we’ve discovered a canyon at the edge of the San Rafael Swell called the Black Dragon Wash. It’s a… Read the rest

Eastern Washington has an amazing history, specifically around the Columbia River. Glacial Lake Missoula was situated on the western side of present day Montana and is solely responsible for the landscapes seen near the Columbia River, including the famous Gorge Amphitheater. It was the largest ice dam ever to exist,… Read the rest

With the truck packed with gear, kids and the dog and our neighbor’s borrowed pop-up tent camper all hitched up, the truck wouldn’t start. So began our quest to explore the canyons of the Southern Utah desert. It took us two extra days, a trip to the dealership to fix… Read the rest

The CHOP CHOP CHOP of a helicopter’s blades signal the end is near. After five days of running, mountain biking, kayaking and rock scrambling in the Persian Gulf, teams are finally approaching the finish line of the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge.
To add drama to this photo opp, event organizers… Read the rest