Abbey’s Road
An essay on modern wilderness, fifty years after Edward Abbey’s “Desert Solitaire”
Escalante Escapade
Adventuring in the Escalante with Everett Ruess
Zion
An excerpt from my next book, this piece about the profound impact an experience in Zion National Park in Utah has had on my life.
Father and Son
Father and son; I am both. Relationships as simple and complex as growing up, as emotional and moving as music. Bonds that span generations, thread together in song.
Spring Renewal
Is it possible to find love again late in life, and after tragic loss?
Beach Blended
Can a family brought together by tragedy rebuild, renew, and re-love?
A Bird in the Hand
The magic of the National Aviary’s Neighborhood Nestwatch program.
A Week in the Woods
Of forests and family…
joe walko 