Nov 29, 20183 min read

Deep Southwest Trip Part 1: Chiricahua National Monument

Our first destination was a relatively undiscovered gem in the southeast corner of Arizona: Chiricahua National Monument. Hardly anybody...

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Nov 28, 20182 min read

Deep Southwest Trip: Intro

Another ~4,000 miles road trip for the books into a region that I feel is somewhat overlooked. Not without reason, people flock to the...

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Nov 28, 20186 min read

Owens Valley Part 6: Devil's Postpile, Bodie, Mono Lake, and Yosemite National Park

The last two days of my journey consist of several small excursions, the first of which is Devil’s Postpile National Monument, a...

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Aug 14, 20188 min read

Owens Valley Part 5: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

Tucked away on the unsuspecting White Mountain stand the oldest trees on Earth, the Great Basin Bristlecone Pines, the oldest of which is...

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Aug 9, 201812 min read

Owens Valley Part 4: White Mountain Peak

It was about midnight when I reached the trailhead to White Mountain Peak. It’s located at the end of an 18-mile, shitty, gravel road...

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Aug 3, 201824 min read

Owens Valley Part 3: Kings Canyon National Park

This leg of the journey was added relatively last minute. I knew there were some wildfires brewing at various points in the Sierras so I...

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Jul 31, 20188 min read

Owens Valley Part 2: Inyo Mountains

My next destination is the Inyo Mountains, a mountain chain that runs parallel to the Sierra Nevada Mountains across from the Owens...

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Jul 31, 20189 min read

Owens Valley Part 1: Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park

The first stop on my trip is to the Panamint Mountains in Death Valley National Park. I had been to Death Valley in January before, which...

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Jul 31, 20181 min read

Owens Valley: Introduction

This trip was inspired by my trip to Death Valley National Park in January of 2018, where I drove west from DVNP and met the majestic...

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Tales from the Trails

A Journey through Music and Nature