Alone, yet never lonely, at Great Basin National Park
“So, as the walls close in…regress or overcome…” -Good Riddance In need of a late summer distraction as the next academic year approaches, I planned a solo road trip to explore eastern Nevada. While I love my career and always look forward to meeting new students, there’s a certain melancholy that accompanies the end of […]
FALL 2019: Introduction to Political Theory
Teachers know the feeling all too well: the natural buzz of summer crashes when fall preparation must begin. Yes, the August crash is inevitable. Now, I still have three weeks of break left, but I’m a planner who doesn’t like to leave work until the last minute. While it might sound strange, I always look […]
Thunder Mountain
Inexplicably, I’m drawn to the terrain in Kit Carson Country, which is about a hour southwest of Carson City across the state line in California. So, I chose to explore Thunder Mountain on the edge of the backcountry. The trail is 8.4 miles round trip, i.e. out and back, with 1775 feet of elevation gain. […]
