Brandon Hayes
@outintheparks.bsky.social
I’m a photographer, writer, and conservationist exploring the National Parks with my husband. We live in Chicago with our cat.
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Part the Last: In which we see the largest glacier in the Lower 48, Andy gets stranded in Seattle, and we have continued PNW shenanigans.
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Mount Rainier National Park: Sunrise
Sunrise Lake and Marcus Peak On the afternoon of Monday, July 31, 2023, Andy, Kathrin, Sean, and I continued our daylong visit to Mount Rainer National Park. We had just completed a wonderful hike …
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January 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Part the Last: In which we see the largest glacier in the Lower 48, Andy gets stranded in Seattle, and we have continued PNW shenanigans.
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Part Four: In which we go for a marvelous hike on a glorious day on the mountain, see interesting amphibians, and meet a Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel.
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Mount Rainier National Park: Tipsoo Lake and Naches Peak Loop
On Monday, July 31, 2023, Andy, Kathrin, Sean, and I spent the day at Mount Rainier National Park. Our primary goal had been to get up on the mountain early and do “one great hike.” One…
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January 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Part Four: In which we go for a marvelous hike on a glorious day on the mountain, see interesting amphibians, and meet a Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel.
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Part Three: In which we hang out in Seattle, ride on a boat, and have fun with friends.
Interlude: Seattle
Mount Rainier Sean and I have liked Seattle ever since we first visited with Kathrin in 2012. As far back as our flight through SEA-TAC to get to Glacier National Park, we’d talked about want…
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January 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Part Three: In which we hang out in Seattle, ride on a boat, and have fun with friends.
Part Two: In which the Bold Bison guys go to the Pacific Northwest for a client, see Washington's National Parks from above, and go hiking on Mount Baker, at the doorstep of North Cascades National Park.
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Interlude: Farther North in the Cascades
Mount Shuksan, North Cascades National Park Flying into Seattle from Chicago on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, I was able to see all three of Washington’s National Parks. And I would continue to g…
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January 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Part Two: In which the Bold Bison guys go to the Pacific Northwest for a client, see Washington's National Parks from above, and go hiking on Mount Baker, at the doorstep of North Cascades National Park.
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Part One: In which, in the summer of 2023, we make plans to finally get up onto Mount Rainier.
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Mount Rainier National Park: Planning
In July 2023, I had to return to Washington State for work. Bold Bison would be with a client for a week. It wasn’t, by any means, a reprise of the thirty-five days I’d spent on the roa…
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January 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Part One: In which, in the summer of 2023, we make plans to finally get up onto Mount Rainier.
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Part the Last: In which we take in some final views from Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park, watch stupid kids be stupid, and bid farewell for now to the Colorado Plateau.
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Canyonlands National Park: Departing the Plateau
Saturday, February 18, 2023 was our final afternoon of adventure on our return trip to Moab, and Sean and I spent it having a look at a few last views from the Island in the Sky District of Canyonl…
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January 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Part the Last: In which we take in some final views from Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park, watch stupid kids be stupid, and bid farewell for now to the Colorado Plateau.
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Part Sixteen: In which we visit a visit a justly famous arch, find a mysterious jawbone, and finally go on an actual hike.
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Canyonlands National Park: Mesa Arch and a Snowy Hike
Mesa Arch Saturday, February 18, 2023 was our last full day in Moab, and Sean and I planned to spend it up in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. We had been there the prev…
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January 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Part Sixteen: In which we visit a visit a justly famous arch, find a mysterious jawbone, and finally go on an actual hike.
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Part Fifteen: In which we look through the Windows, take in a soft wintry sunset, and eat a tasty dinner on a hallucinatory table.
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Arches National Park: Winter Sunset
Sean and I arrived at the Windows Section of Arches National Park less than half an hour before sunset on Friday, February 17, 2023. We were surprised that, while not exactly busy, the area wasn…
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January 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Part Fifteen: In which we look through the Windows, take in a soft wintry sunset, and eat a tasty dinner on a hallucinatory table.
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Part Fourteen: In which we see the last two major arches of Arches National Park that we hadn't yet seen, watch some dudes unsuccessfully try to climb one of the arches, and get distracted by the beauty of the La Sal Mountains.
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Arches National Park: Sand Dune Arch and Broken Arch
Broken Arch Late in the afternoon of Friday, September 17, Sean and I headed up into Arches National Park one last time (on this second trip to Moab, at least). There were two major Arches, both ne…
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December 31, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Part Fourteen: In which we see the last two major arches of Arches National Park that we hadn't yet seen, watch some dudes unsuccessfully try to climb one of the arches, and get distracted by the beauty of the La Sal Mountains.
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Part Thirteen: In which I visit an unforgettable panel of 4,000-year-old pictographs while poor Sean has to catch up on work.
Detour: Sego Canyon Rock Art
Archaic Barrier Canyon style Pictographs Friday, February 17, 2023 was our final weekday in Moab, and unfortunately, Sean got pulled into work, so I spent the day bumming around town and then drivi…
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December 30, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Part Thirteen: In which I visit an unforgettable panel of 4,000-year-old pictographs while poor Sean has to catch up on work.
Part Twelve: In which we experience the red rock country under a blanket of fresh snow and Sean argues with Ravens about their brokerage accounts while they have him trapped in a Jeep.
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Canyonlands National Park: Snow Amid The Needles
It was approaching 3pm on Thursday, February 16, 2023 when Sean and I drove into the snow-laden Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Down below the canyon rims, but still above the juncti…
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December 29, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Part Twelve: In which we experience the red rock country under a blanket of fresh snow and Sean argues with Ravens about their brokerage accounts while they have him trapped in a Jeep.
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Part Eleven: In which we ponder the sacred landscape of Bears Ears National Monument, witness the Bears Ears Buttes and Newspaper Rock, and worry about the future of this place.
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Detour: Bears Ears National Monument
Bears Ears Buttes Bears Ears National Monument protects 1.36 million acres of the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah. President Barack Obama established the National Monument at 1.35 million acr…
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December 28, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Part Eleven: In which we ponder the sacred landscape of Bears Ears National Monument, witness the Bears Ears Buttes and Newspaper Rock, and worry about the future of this place.
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Part Ten: In which, on a wintry day, we visit Utah's oldest National Park site, meet a very nice Park Ranger, and glimpse the Bears Ears Buttes for the first time.
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Detour: Natural Bridges National Monument (surrounded by Bears Ears National Monument)
Sipapu Bridge Natural Bridges National Monument protects just over 7,600 acres of the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah. President Theodore Roosevelt used his powers under the Antiquities Act t…
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December 2, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Part Ten: In which, on a wintry day, we visit Utah's oldest National Park site, meet a very nice Park Ranger, and glimpse the Bears Ears Buttes for the first time.
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Part Nine: In which we return to the heart of Arches National Park, experience a mild snowstorm, and eat grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.
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Arches National Park: In a Snow Squall
Devils Garden On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, after a morning and early afternoon of touring rock art sites and after a late lunch, Sean and I set our sites on return to Arches National Park. Alth…
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December 1, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Part Nine: In which we return to the heart of Arches National Park, experience a mild snowstorm, and eat grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.
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Part Eight: In which it snows for days, we visit seven rock art sites, and we contemplate deeply sacred images and the violently racist and emboldened vandalism done to them.
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Arches National Park: Rock Art of Moab
Hisatsinom and Ancestral Puebloan Petroglyphs Rock art is not an artifact. It is an action still happening. When I see petroglyphs and pictographs, basic questions come to mind. What do these figur…
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November 30, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Part Eight: In which it snows for days, we visit seven rock art sites, and we contemplate deeply sacred images and the violently racist and emboldened vandalism done to them.
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Part Seven: In which we see the Waterpocket Fold in its full magnificence, explore a deep and steep-walled gorge, and say goodbye to Capitol Reef.
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Capitol Reef National Park: In the Waterpocket Fold
Waterpocket Fold It was late in the afternoon of Monday, February 13, 2023, and Sean’s and my day at Capitol Reef National Park was swiftly concluding, but we had time for a drive along the r…
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November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Part Seven: In which we see the Waterpocket Fold in its full magnificence, explore a deep and steep-walled gorge, and say goodbye to Capitol Reef.
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Part Six: In which we attend a ranger talk, learn about the geology of the Waterpocket Fold, and experience an array of Hisatsinom (Fremont) Petroglyph panels.
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Capitol Reef National Park: Petroglyphs
Hisatsinom Petroglyphs For roughly one thousand years, from 300 to 1300 CE, the Hisatsinom people lived across what is now Utah. They left behind distinctive pottery and a distinctive style of rork…
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November 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Part Six: In which we attend a ranger talk, learn about the geology of the Waterpocket Fold, and experience an array of Hisatsinom (Fremont) Petroglyph panels.
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Part Five: In which we add Capitol Reef to our list of National Parks, visit remote Cathedral Valley, and see a mountain made of glass.
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Capitol Reef National Park: Cathedrals, Temples, and a Mountain Made of Glass
Temple of the Moon (foreground) and Temple of the Sun Capitol Reef National Park protects almost 242,000 acres of the Colorado Plateau in south central Utah. Franklin Roosevelt originally preserved…
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November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Part Five: In which we add Capitol Reef to our list of National Parks, visit remote Cathedral Valley, and see a mountain made of glass.
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Part Four: In which we visit a mysterious and gigantic hole in the earth, avoid slipping, and have a lovely dinner.
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Canyonlands National Park: Upheaval Dome
On Sunday, February 12, 2023, Sean and I concluded our first afternoon in Canyonlands National Park with a visit to a giant hole in the earth. In a landscape rich with dramatic topography, Upheaval…
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November 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Part Four: In which we visit a mysterious and gigantic hole in the earth, avoid slipping, and have a lovely dinner.
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Part Three: In which we take in gigantic views, see both the Green and Colorado Rivers from high above, and meet some Ravens.
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Canyonlands National Park: On the Island in the Sky
Established in 1964 during the Lyndon Johnson Administration, Canyonlands National Park protects over 337,000 acres of the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah. It is adjacent to Glen Canyon Natio…
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November 25, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Part Three: In which we take in gigantic views, see both the Green and Colorado Rivers from high above, and meet some Ravens.
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Part Two: In which we fly to Salt Lake City, cross the Wasatch Range, and drive out onto the immense Colorado Plateau to Canyonlands National Park.
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Canyonlands National Park: Onto the Colorado Plateau
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Sean and I returned to southeastern Utah’s portion of the immense Colorado Plateau. The plateau sprawls across 130,000 square miles of Utah, Colorado, New Mexi…
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November 24, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Part Two: In which we fly to Salt Lake City, cross the Wasatch Range, and drive out onto the immense Colorado Plateau to Canyonlands National Park.
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Part One: In which we plot our return to eastern Utah to complete our visits to the National Parks of the red rock country.
Return to Moab: Planning
Junction Butte and Grand View Point, Island in the Sky, from The Needles District, Canyonlands National Park In February 2023, Sean and I returned to Moab, Utah, almost exactly a year after we̵…
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November 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Part One: In which we plot our return to eastern Utah to complete our visits to the National Parks of the red rock country.