I Followed an Ancient Trail Carved into the Desert

Consider a Pledge on Patreon:   / logancundiff   My ultimate gear and book list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... We trace an ancient route and along the way we find clear signs of human travel and use—carved steps cut into bedrock, small built features tucked under canyon walls, and other evidence that people moved through and lived in this landscape for a long time. This route connects the big picture and the details: the geology that shaped the terrain, the ecology that makes pockets of life possible, and the practical choices people made to survive here—finding water, building shelter, storing food, and creating tools to make a hard place workable. As we climb toward the top of the ridge, the terrain changes and the pattern becomes easier to read. What can look empty at first starts to show structure: washes that guide movement, alcoves that offer protection, and high ledges that preserve the most fragile traces of the past.