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Exploring the American Wilderness and Other Adventures

Creative chaos, new places, wild beauty, and spontaneous adventures

Englestead Canyon, Orderville, Utah

“Events do not cause emotions. Beliefs interact with events to cause emotions.” -JM Unconditional Positive Regard I told you a lot about my last trip to southern Utah with Waypoint Vets here. If you did not read it, you should. Their, or rather our, mission is incredibly important. We aim to keep veterans alive. We […]

Ladder Slot Canyon, near Kanab, Utah

A slot canyon is a narrow channel carved through sandstone by water over millions of years. What makes a canyon a slot canyon is that it is much deeper than it is wide. That’s what she said? Nah, maybe that was a miss. I have been having a lot of adventures in southern Utah. Utah […]

Waypoint Vets, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Honor the Fallen by Living. Child abuse. Neglect. Racism. Rape. Homophobia. Financial insecurity. Homelessness. Spousal abuse. Religious trauma. Addiction. Human trafficking. War. Suicidal ideations and attempts. Cancer. Unimaginable despair and loneliness. I remember being a young soldier in one of my first college classes and being told that the military is made of individuals with […]