Living Crystals

Post-Gila journal extract: A meditation on the similarities between plants and crystals.

Caving In The Guadalupes, Part 2: Hallowed Ground

There’s a radical transformation that takes place for those who descend into the caves of southeast New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains — as if the world were changing before your very eyes.

The Gila’s Sleeping Giants

Hikers who make the effort to head down to the Gila will be rewarded with an incredible array of terrains, from slot canyons to meadows to 10,000-foot peaks. This stunning variety is largely thanks to a quartet of supervolcanoes!

Where Did All Of El Malpais’ Lava Come From?

The landscape around Grants, New Mexico is dominated by volcanic extrusions. Where did all this stuff come from? When was it ejected onto the Earth’s surface? Why here?

Fences

Fences are everywhere, but have you ever taken the time to consider what a fence is, and what sort of enterprise fence-building is?

Caving In The Guadalupes, Part 1: Wen, Christmas Tree And Lake Caves

A first cave-centered pilgrimage to “The Guads” induces awe and reveals cosmic mysteries.

Piles Of Dead Bodies

The Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas are a vast playground for climbers, hikers and cavers. Crazy thing is that they’re composed almost entirely of defunct sea creatures.

Deep Life

There’s a lot of life living underneath us in the deep and dark of the Earth’s crust — probably more than we’ll ever know.

Steering The Universe

Thoughts on omnipotence inspired by the routine agricultural chore of fruit tree pruning.

Caving The Grand Canyon, Part 1: Cave Of The Domes

A trip to Cave of the Domes, the only cavern in Grand Canyon National Park that’s open to recreational caving.

Farther Still

A map of one hominid's journey through Deep Time