Wild Words
Morgan SjogrenWriting about Western lands and water––past, present, future––from the heart of the desert. \ud83e\udd0e
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You Can Hide On the River
The San Juan River in bloom and flowing low.
It is now an expectation that when I return from the river, some aspect of river management will have changed. By return, I mean weekly paddling and walking any of the Colorado River’s upper bas...
Can the Colorado River Survive 2026?
How is the Colorado River doing?
To get to the river and listen, there is an intricate web of management issues, antiquated infrastructure, and century-old legal disputes to thrash through. Unless you’ve gone outside in the Southwest latel...
A Tale of Two River Deltas
Waves of frigid water splashed over the metal skiff as it thudded between rolling waves, churning from a wind-blown cold front. Dawn patrol on Lake Powell Reservoir was anything but glassy. I anticipated this when I woke to fistfuls of sand...
Watershedding
Between a reporting deadline and two river trips, I have just enough procrastinative energy to share some photos and field notes from the early 2026 swirl.
Paria River runoff at confluence with Colorado River below Lee Ferry. In February....
Wings over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
All photos in this story were taken while flying over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on an Ecoflight organized through Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
The cottonwoods are waking up, as warm air unfurls their buds into fluff...
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➸Wild words from the \ud83e\udd0e of the Colorado River Watershed ➸Author: Path of Light—A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon ➸Next: Riverside (Torrey House Press ‘27) ➸Desert Maverick (Lyons Press ‘28)
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