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  • Michael Engelhard

    Former Flagstaff resident and canyon guide Michael Engelhard is the author of No Walk in the Park: Seeking Thrills, Eco-Wisdom, and Legacies in the Grand Canyon, a Utah Book Awards notable read.

    A Field Day for Looters at Utah’s Unprotected Bears Ears

    Volunteers try to keep ancient petroglyphs from being defaced or destroyed
    By Michael Engelhard November 28, 2016
    In this story: saving wild places
    Archaeology Southwest

    Real Men Gather Musk Ox Wool

    Just outside Nome, Alaska, the bushes are hung with qiviut, the insanely valuable underwool of the musk ox
    By Michael Engelhard October 13, 2016
    In this story: wilderness
    Just outside Nome, the bushes are hung with qiviut, the insanely valuable underwool of the musk ox.

    Satan Lizard

    By Michael Engelhard August 10, 2015
    In this story: wildlife, animals
    In Madagascar, the satanic leaf-tailed gecko can hide from predators but not from purveyors of exotic pets.

    Sea Butterfly

    Spread your wings and swim
    By Michael Engelhard July 25, 2014
    In this story: animals
    Sea Butterfly

    Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park

    By Michael Engelhard November 1, 2013
    In this story: travel
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    George Wolfe: Founder of L.A. River Expeditions

    Less than a mile from one of the busiest freeway intersections in the world, you're paddling amid sycamores, willows, grapevines, and egrets
    By Michael Engelhard May 4, 2013
    In this story: adventure
    George Wolfe: Founder of L.A. River Expeditions

    At Home in a Hole in the Rock

    A visitor finds refuge—and tales of deprivation—in the Grand Canyon's hidden alcoves
    By Michael Engelhard July 30, 2012
    In this story: hiking, adventure, travel
    Everyday implements found in Grand Canyon alcoves speak of cowboy life on the range.

    Explore Cataract Canyon, Canyonlands National Park

    Known for its dozens of rapids—including a few big drops that are western classics—Cataract Canyon also offers plenty of calm water and sublime scenery
    By Michael Engelhard May 1, 2012
    In this story: adventure
    Known for its dozens of rapids—including a few big drops that are western classics—Cataract Canyon also offers plenty of calm water and sublime scenery.

    Bering Sea Science Camp

    Aleut students from Kodiak and Old Harbor go to 'science boot camp'
    Interview by Michael Engelhard November 1, 2011
    In this story: education, oceans
    Michelle Ridgway, Auke Bay, Alaska; founder, Alaska Deep Ocean Science Institute

    Paria Canyon

    Exploring one of the longest and deepest slot canyons in the world
    By Michael Engelhard May 1, 2011
    In this story: travel
    The 190-million-year-old petrified sand dunes known as the Wave undulate in the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness.
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