Backpacking is one of my favorite ways to explore and learn about the Earth. Because you are forced to move at a walk, you have the chance to look at things, to wonder and speculate. Once you become familiar with the small amount you can put in your pack, and you realize that you have everything you need with you, your mind is at liberty to enjoy the freedom of a slow pace.
Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau
I run trips for Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute and Petrified Forest Field Institute in this region. GCCFI runs educational trips of all kinds focusing on the natural and human history of the Grand Canyon.
Petrified Forest Field Institute, as its name suggests, runs mostly day classes in Petrified Forest, to get off the beaten path and learn about this extraordinary landscape. I do run a week-long paleontology survey during some years, so be sure to check back with them and see when it is being offered!
I can also put together special trips for Glen Canyon Field Conservancy, which centers its offerings around Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. You can choose from available trips that I will be leading, or we can create a specialty trip for your group.
