Slams laptop open for the weekend. Deadline season.

In the years leading up to the 2026 Colorado River decision, Tribes, environmental groups, and water rights holders hoped for a more transparent and collaborative decision-making process. Instead, the opposite happened. wildwords.substack.com/p/flash-floo...

How kind of Reclamation to finally reach out to us––the forty million citizens of the watershed who can receive email. The river, riparian habitat, and wildlife will find out during the next water year’s flow regime changes. #coloradoriver open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Have you ever dreamt about writing while floating through Glen Canyon? It can happen this fall, October 9-11 at the Marble Canyon Writing Retreat. pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/?fb...

Now these landscapes are at grave risk—but so is our democracy, as so-called representatives are lying to their constituents and the nation as a President signs an executive order that 7/10 Utahns and most Americans do not want! #grandstaircaseescalantenationalmonument #bearsearsnationalmonument

You are being LIED to. National Monuments do not restrict access to public lands. You can read past monument proclamations, take a hike (or drive, or camping trip) to find out for yourself, or ask locals who spend time in Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments everyday.

No comment. 🔧 #defendgrandstaircaseescalantenationalmonument #defendbearsearsnationalmonument earthjustice.org/press/2026/r...

Every page of this next book will be splashed with muddy water and dusted with sand. It’s a restless time in the arena of Colorado River watershed (mis)management & I’m doing my best to keep up with the river. 🤎🌀 #riverside #coloradoriver #officevibes

What would happen if the 7 “Colorado River state negotiators” stood together in the river? open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

The best places to write are where the wifi cannot find me. Also, my co-author, the Colorado River watershed, requires daily in person workshopping.

I am so grateful for the support of the Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers as I toil over my next (two) books. ellenmeloy.com/2026-award-w...

Can the Colorado River Survive 2026? This mighty river’s water levels are approaching dangerous lows, which could impact millions of people For @sierramagazine.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/sierra/can-c...

Some pretty Colorado River watershed pictures and a call to help protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park. open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Yesterday a plane picked up 5 desert rats to observe Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument as the birds do. This is what we saw: open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Reporting on the West’s record heat from below Glen Canyon’s bathtub ring. open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

I mean we are living on a red line. Both geological and political. I trust the elder will prevail!

Come write beside the Colorado River. A writing retreat in Marble Canyon, AZ is the perfect fall treat to look forward to. Details here: pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/ pronghornexpeditions.com/retreats/

Green River, UT

Living our best life in the West requires a healthy Colorado River. Do state leaders care? open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Field notes from beside a thirsty river and some book news! #ColoradoRiver open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Happy solstice! Don’t forget to look up! 🌞https://open.substack.com/pub/wildwords/p/solsticing?r=73kg&utm_medium=ios

Want to float the San Juan together? Join me on Glen Canyon Institute’s 2026 Membership trip! glencanyon.org/product/2026...

Tomorrow I’ll be presenting about the 1920s Bernheimer Expeditions in the Four Corners region for @archsw.bsky.social. Tune in online here: www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/path-o...

Imagine if Colorado River Basin decision makers considered such expansive views instead of clinging to development plans. With decisions being made by people behind closed doors, what, if anything, has changed since the 1922 Colorado River Compact except less water? open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Tomorrow I’m presenting on the Century Old Dream to protect Glen Canyon at the Rivers of Change Symposium. It’s appropriate timing as Colorado River states drag their feet to change archaic water policy as drought steadily returns Glen Canyon to fresh air (again). www.eventbrite.com/e/rivers-of-...

Books should be included on a menu to nourish our ability to learn, grow, question, resist, discuss, help each other, and advocate for the rights of nature, which includes humans. open.substack.com/pub/wildword... @hellsbackbonegrill.bsky.social

Meandering around the next bend. 〰️

Instead of writing last week, I was walking around dressed like Edward Abbey in the desert, apparently.

And Glen Canyon lovers won’t want to miss this!

This fall I’m hitting the road for an encore Path of Light tour!🧡2 years after its release into the wild this book has taken on a life of its own. The best part has been connecting with readers who resonate with this story & the desert landscapes it advocates for. I hope to see you there!