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Emma Lopez

Dec 10, 20218 min read

Blasé in Beautiful Arches

I planned to visit five national parks this week, and spend every night under the stars. I start to rethink this decision on the second...

Emma Lopez

Jul 2, 20216 min read

Is My Life Worth a Hat? Grappling with the Value of My life

Never had I been forced to consider the worth of my life before my last solo-hike. I am hiking a trail called Upper Layout, a modest hike...

Emma Lopez

Jun 3, 20216 min read

A Park Ranger's Experience Visiting Yellowstone National Park in the Summer

There is a Mott's fruit snack wrapper floating sadly in a bubbling thermal pool. I find myself staring at it longer than the geyser...