Embedded into the backcountry areas of Zion National Park, the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley National Park, and the Mojave Desert, Courtney Purcell's ramblings have also taken him all across the country and the world. From hiking, climbing and peakbagging in the Rockies, the Andes, the high volcanoes of Washington and Mexico, into the depths explored in spelunking, and the canyoneering of the Colorado Plateau, here you'll find trip reports, route beta and "stuff" relevant to the world of...
Sightings of deer and bighorn sheep are a common occurrence in the Mojave Desert. Wild horses and burros are a bit less common. Recently, we enjoyed a good week of lesser-seen wildlife, including two rattlesnakes that I nearly stepped on.
