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Searching for the Light

After the year of darkness that was 2020, I needed to walk in the light of the Mojave desert.

Out of the Mojave and Into the Twilight Zone: Hiking the Desert Trail

A narrative of my spring hike on the Desert Trail, and what it was like to re-enter American society at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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