Fieldnotes

The basalt columns at Devils Postpile National Monument were formed approximately one hundred thousands years ago when lava pooled into…

Character can be defined by the layers that have built up, but also by what remains when they wash away.

Mono Lake lies in an endorheic basin, which means it has no natural outlet. The Sierra mountain run-off has kept…

I contorted and squeezed through the narrow fire scar of the old Sequoia tree known as ‘Burnt Monarch’. As I…

From the Yosemite Valley floor, a quick glance over the trees may cause momentary befuddlement in one’s brain. Like a…