Have you ever had a trip that you thought was going to be like any other but then turned out to be one of the most memorable? This guided tour, a collaboration of Wildwood Open Lands Foundation and Fernweh Guided Expeditions, was exactly that. It started like any other trip. We spent our first night … Continue reading Unpredictability and Adventure in the Austere Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert Microplaya, Watercolor Credit: Sue Drake, April, 2026 True conservation begins not with boundary lines or legal descriptions, but with the quiet cultivation of a personal relationship to raw, open spaces. When our expedition team arrived at the expansive flats of the micro playa this April, the immense landscape demanded that we strip … Continue reading Horizons of Meaning: A Reflection on the Micro Playa
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