Life is a sketchbook

Recently the House GOP called for budget cuts, among those cuts was a proposal to eliminate the AmeriCorps program’s federal funding. Here’s a nice article on what AmeriCorps does for this country and eliminating it is such a boneheaded idea. … Continue reading →

On my way home in November I stopped by Moab, UT and visited Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park to do some Jeeping, photography, and mountain biking. I absolutely loved the area. It’s so massive and open; I’d never … Continue reading →

My time with the SCA is officially over, but I have a backlog of photos that I have been and will continue editing and posting. Early in my internship I took a weekend to go to the redwoods with Nik, … Continue reading →

  Throughout my time here I have been working on an interactive river map that will be integrated into the Klamath National Forest website to help river users plan their trips. Now that the rainy season has started I’ve had … Continue reading →

Lisa and I took a road trip over to Shasta-Trinity National Forest to check out a kayaking race on the Trinity River. We hiked down a pirate trail to an overlook where we could see the end of the race: … Continue reading →

One of the places I’ve managed to get out and explore is Kelly Lake: a beautiful glacier-formed lake in the middle of the Siskiyou Wilderness. The drive to Kelly lake is a gorgeous trip along a ridge up with views … Continue reading →

“We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t.  You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” – Mark Twain: The Adventures of … Continue reading →

I guess I left everyone hanging long enough. I glanced at my map and found out that despite all the work I had done I was not even halfway through the hike. I still had a massive descent down the … Continue reading →

It’s hard to describe Cascade Canyon as anything other than “vast”.  Towering peaks on either side with waterfalls flowing down into the canyon where the path leads straight up the middle.  I was having a hard time taking it all … Continue reading →

Probably could have been more prepared. Probably would have missed the hike of a lifetime if I hadn’t gone. This morning I got up and headed out early for the longest hike the Tetons have to offer: a 20-mile hike … Continue reading →