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?

On Gravitational Gestalt Shifts

We all know Earth’s gravity is balanced out by opposite forces. Otherwise the planet would implode and become a black hole. What if we focused as much on the outward pressures as we did on the inward ones?

On Hermeneutics In Alabaster Cave

Like poems, caves take a lot of time to interpret. And even when you do arrive at a coherent interpretation, there’s no guarantee it won’t be usurped by a competing theory.

Trigo Canyon, Part 2: Between Mist And Schist

While a second trip to Trigo Canyon didn’t get us much farther up the trail, many new things were discovered nevertheless.

Eschewing Beta In Two New Mexico Bouldering Spots

If you’ve never had the pleasure of finding boulder problems without the aid of a guidebook or online beta, give it a shot. It’s a heck of a lot more fun than you might think.

Desert Staples: Cholla

If you’ve done any bushwhacking around the Southwest, chances are you’ve had at least a couple unhappy collisions with one of the many species of cholla that thrive out here.

Farther Still

A map of one hominid's journey through Deep Time