By: Erica Prather, Campaign Assistant During the last weekend of August, Rocky Mountain Wild sent me to volunteer with scientist Robert Gay, performing paleontological surveys in Bears Ears National Monument. There were 3 other volunteers, and they all happe...
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The SabbMattical Chronicles – Volume 9
And around we go… By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 22, 2017 I could have spent months exploring the canyons and forests of southern Utah. But, when you’re traveling with an almost 3 and 6 year old, knowing when to say when is a necessity. It ...
The SabbMattical Chronicles – Volume 8
I guess she’s right… By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 13, 2017 We spent a morning at Natural Bridges National Monument. This is a National Monument within Bears Ears National Monument. Natural Bridges was declared a National Monument by P...
The SabbMattical Chronicles – Volume 7
Searching By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 9, 2017 Each day at Bears Ears I would take Micah and Leo for an evening hike. I put Micah in the back carrier and we would walk. I tended to meander off the road at some point towards a different rock featu...
The SabbMattical Chronicles – Volume 5
The Perfect Site By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild June 7, 2017 My dear friend Scott’s daughter recently repeated something her father had said about me – “Matt is good at a lot of things, but picking a campsite ain’t one of them.” I was initiall...
The SabbMattical Chronicles – Volume 3
A Threatened Landscape By: Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild May 31, 2017 The desert of Southern Utah. A landscape crafted by millions of years of wind and water. A place inhabited by wildlife, plants, and ancient civilizations that had to adapt to this harsh ...