Of Rifts And Rivers

The Rio Grande River basically bisects the state of New Mexico. Why is this the course it takes?

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.

Mission Creep

When walks in the wilderness addle our brains, all sorts of amazing (and terrifying) things can happen.

Stretching, Cracking, Floating, Sinking: A Basin And Range Primer

Mountain building can happen in a number of different ways. Here’s how it works in the United States’ Basin and Range Province.

Sandhills

Bosque Farms is a flat land that — at least for me — is as stunning as any mountaintop. One reason is the sandhill cranes.

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