The Wave and North Coyote Buttes

The Wave and North Coyote Buttes

The Southwest is packed with strange landscapes, but The Wave offers a special brand of surrealism. No artist could have...

Water Trails of the Ancients

Water Trails of the Ancients

The deserts of the American Southwest abound with ancient literature. Carvings litter the desert like windblown newspaper clippings. Countless people...

Mountain Lions in the Southwest

Mountain Lions in the Southwest

Genetically speaking, mountain lions have more in common with housecats than they do with the proud lions of the Serengeti....

Dispelling Snakebite Myths

Dispelling Snakebite Myths

Snakes are exceptionally fascinating, although I don’t find them fascinating enough to own one. If you ever happen to be...

How to Confront a Black Bear

How to Confront a Black Bear

After an extended trip in the Uinta Mountains, I ended up hiking out of a remote basin in the middle...

All Sorts of Stings: Assassin Bugs

All Sorts of Stings: Assassin Bugs

Despite the sinister name, most assassin bugs look pretty harmless. In reality, most of them actually are harmless. A wide...

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