Written by: Ann, Jewell, Sophia, & Liam Group A: Third expedition at HMI is special. Our group went to Jacob’s Chair, Utah, and the scenery was absolutely stunning. We drove the lengthy drive to Utah, camped next to the bus, and set out along mesas and through canyons. Each group embarked on their own independent […]
by Eliot Nebolsine & Katie Loomis-Adams Section 1: Paria Canyon After finishing up a lovely transition in Blanding, Utah, we packed up the bus and drove to White House trailhead ready to hike the Paria Canyon! Permitting in Paria is a little tricky- because of how fragile the ecosystem is–groups are limited to groups of
F-Rock. By Isabel Lucas F-Rock has spent the last 10 days exploring the Cochise Stronghold of southern Arizona. After an eventful approach in our bus and trailer, which involved shoveling and help from campground neighbors, we made it to our backcountry basecamp. Complete with “groovers” and a fire pit, we settled into camp. We began
Traverse – HMI Gap Blog by Molly Grand and Sam Adgate We started off in St. George by picking up our instructor Sam from the airport (which may or may not have involved our bus being a bit too tall…) and heading straight to our campsite in Snow Canyon State Park. He got a big
By Alex Rabin and Emma Mitchell On November 9th we set out on our fourth expedition of the fall semester; a 5-day rafting trip on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon! We started the expedition by meeting our guides, Bec, Stevie, and John, all who were either current or graduated students from Prescott College
Rock Semester By Page and Sophie Our trip to the Canyons had a less than auspicious beginning–due to navigational difficulties, two of the three hiking groups had to tack on an extra four miles of walking on the road and mesa for a ten-mile first day. All arrived safely and hungry to camp, but soon
Trek Semester Written by Noah and Annika. When one imagines the desert here is a typical scene that comes to mind: endless golden dunes of sand, minimal water except for perhaps the tiny blue-green island of an oasis, a desolate wasteland: Bears Ears national monument, while a desert, was none of these things. Vast expanses of red rock
By Norah Adler, Joey Biehl and Liana Eisner. The place: Jacob’s chair region of Bear’s Ear’s National Monument. The time: “spooky season.” The people: stoked! It was around 8pm when we rolled into Gravel Crossing–a parking lot off of Gravel Canyon. Despite the day darkening, we were all giddy with excitement to start our next
Written by: Marina, Sophia, Lola Sunday, October 10th, we stepped outside our cabins to a soft carpet of snow descending from our porches. For most of us, snow in October was a rarity, and we all gathered in Who’s for Sunday brunch our first weekend back from expedition. Around 2 pm, we threw on our
Danny O’Brien, HMI Head of School Mo Copeland, HMI Board Chair A Letter from HMI’s Board Chair Dear HMI Community, As you all know, the High Mountain Institute has been fortunate in its leadership. Danny O’Brien has served as HMI’s Head of School for nine years, and before that taught and engaged with students in
