My adventures with RAP have officially begun and I couldn't be more excited. The last two months have been a whirlwind—uprooting your life does that though. Now I've made my way out to Oregon for this new position with Forest Inventory and Analysis at the...

Howdy! This new blog is about some trails I have taken at Bandelier National Monument, which you also can enjoy if you visit this park in northern New Mexico. The first trail I knew was the Main Loop; this is a short and pleasant 1.4-mile hike....

Toto, we’re not in New Jersey anymore.  It’s a strange feeling to look out toward the horizon and be greeted by a vast expanse of grassy foothills and the outlines of mountain ranges. Here, in Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO), the ponderosa pines smell of vanilla...