The town of Supai, near Havasu Falls, is the only United Stated Postal Service location that still uses mail mules to move mail.
#1000Words
The #1000Words series highlights the images we’ve captured on the trail that tell a story that resonates with us. As the saying goes “A picture’s worth a thousand words” and we believe it.
#1000Words: This is Why
January 16, 2012 by · 1 Comment
All that I could think as I sat there on this perfect summit day: ” This is why. This is why I do it.”
#1000Words: Raintree makes old look good
January 12, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
One of my first hikes in the Mt Charleston Wilderness was on the North Loop to Raintree. This majestic bristlecone pine is the oldest living thing in the Spring Mountains. Standing guard just below Mummy’s Toe, it still looks massive.
#1000Words: Grand Teton National Park
January 10, 2012 by · 1 Comment
My wife and I were expecting our first son when it hit us that life was about to change forever. I wouldn’t call it “panic” but we decided to take a road trip to celebrate the change that was coming. We took this shot on our final day in the Grand Teton National Park as we navigated north to Yellowstone. Seems like the perfect way to celebrate the next phase in our lives.
#1000Words: Hiking with kids
January 6, 2012 by · 2 Comments
Father’s Day 2011 may go down as the best ever for me. It was the first real hike I’d ever done with my oldest son, not quite 3 years old at the time.
#1000Words: Are we really ever off the grid?
January 3, 2012 by · 5 Comments
My wife and I owned a cabin in southern Utah and would spend time on the trails during our weekend escapes. We loved it because it represented an escape, a distance between us and the rest of the world. On a hike in 2006, we came across this phone. It gave us a great laugh but it begged the question “Are we really ever off the grid?”.
