As a general practice I haven’t wanted to use Sol Fitness Adventure as a venue to air my political viewpoints. However, when it comes to land issues in my home state of Utah, where two of our trips take place, I don’t mind bending my own rule. Sol’s mission is to share wilderness with others, …
So long, Wall Arch. Don’t worry if you never saw this one. There are 1,999 more of these natural wonders in Arches National Park, Utah.
Amie caught her first toad! Too bad he didn’t turn into a prince… -AKL
This blog entry is dedicated to amphibians – frogs to be exact. And why not? Afterall, 2008 has been dubbed The Year of the Frog. Major companies are devoting marketing campaigns to raise awareness of the plight of frogs as a result of worldwide environmental degradation. Tonight I went for my evening jog in Rock …
Dreaming of Dynamite I couldn’t fall asleep last night. I was too busy thinking about the logjam on Sol’s guided overnight Redrock Backpacker: Southwestern, Utah trip. The logjam grew by at least 4 feet between my May and August, 2007 trips, forming a waterfall out of what used to be a simple rock chute dropping …
Better yet, let’s phrase the question as Ed himself would have: Who the hell is Edward Abbey? Sol’s first blog pays tribute to the man who penned our tagline: “Who needs wilderness? Civilization needs wilderness,” from his essay Freedom & Wilderness, Wilderness & Freedom ( The Journey Home). The first time I heard this …
