Ignite It was a warm day during a dry summer. The outdoor recreation community in the buzzing town of Durango was enthusiastically...

Hymnoxis grandiflora (Old-man-of-the-mountains) Phacelia sericea (Silky phacelia) bloom in a high mountain meadow in the mountains near...

The upward spiral of music of a Swainson's Thrush echoed into silence as the dappled light kissed a mosaic of spiraled ferns in the...

The walls of Honaker Limestone towered overhead. Shear cliffs of an ancient sea dwarfed the spatial and temporal scale of the moment....

The warm sun glistened off the clear water of the river. The sound of water gurgling over rocks filled the sound-scape, bringing focus to...

The remoteness here is immaculate. The silence is steady, the distant groan of the Colorado River echoed up from the bottom of the Canyon ju

A self portrait during the harvest of my 4 year long field experiment for my PhD Work Passion It was a warm spring day. A perfect day for...

Many areas on the Colorado Plateau are experiencing extreme drought which coincide with warmer temperatures, more frequent fires, and...

The destination - Where the Arizona Trail descends into the Grand Canyon It was a simple question, really. Strange though, for it nearly...

From the rise of the Kaibab Plateau, the scale of the House Rock Valley, or the platform, expands to the horizon. The land here is swept...

Cyclic Revolution after revolution. The turn of the cranks, the revolution of the wheel. The bicycle is a physical manifestation of...

Uplift : The Power of Connection Uplift attendees, known as Uplifters, connect with one another through physical contact before a panel...

Environment Matters: An update on our first growing season with Ponderosa Pine planted at SEGA sites. This June we planted well over one...

July photo give away! Hey everyone, With the launch of my new website I am excited to announce my latest photo give away. Signing up is...

Note: originally posted on www.bowkerlab.blogspot.com Before I get started, I want to thank my funders and partners in this research....

Darkness It was before dawn. A whisper of steam escapes from my coffee cup as I halted the escaping heat with a lid. An unstoppable...

Disembark To leave behind work is one thing; to leave behind a nation is another. Snow surrounded my senses; the frosty, dry air chilled...

Mountains In the most literal sense, mountains tower above us. In a more figurative sense, their strength and beauty can be felt from...

Breath Glowing red rock drops to reveal a horizon dotted with the tops of green trees, sometimes broken by the smooth outline of...

Snow is a crystalline miracle fallen from heaven, Snow is the power to quench the thirst of pines, Snow is a lifeline Snow is a force...