Xplore Outside Adventures

Xplore Outside Adventures Private hiking, photography, and birding experiences in the Sonoran Desert.

Guided by local knowledge, natural history, and a deep respect for place, we help guests connect more deeply with Arizona’s remarkable landscapes.

Each tortoise located adds another data point, helping researchers better understand movement, habitat use, and the effe...
08/09/2026

Each tortoise located adds another data point, helping researchers better understand movement, habitat use, and the effects of growing urbanization in the Sonoran Desert.

The boundaries of Bears Ears were reduced once again. These landscapes protect wildlife, over 100,000 irreplaceable cul...
07/17/2026

The boundaries of Bears Ears were reduced once again. These landscapes protect wildlife, over 100,000 irreplaceable cultural sites, dark skies, and some of the most extraordinary public lands in America.

If this place matters to you, please let your elected representatives know.

The Sonoran Desert is one of the most biologically diverse deserts in the world—and one of the least adapted to wildfire...
06/30/2026

The Sonoran Desert is one of the most biologically diverse deserts in the world—and one of the least adapted to wildfire.

As we celebrate the Fourth of July, let’s help keep our public lands safe.

Canyon walls hold images.                                                                Alcoves hold homes. The ground ...
06/23/2026

Canyon walls hold images.                                             
                   
Alcoves hold homes.

The ground holds fragments of ordinary life

June 8 marks the anniversary of the Antiquities Act of 1906.Arizona’s connection to this story runs deep. Several of the...
06/07/2026

June 8 marks the anniversary of the Antiquities Act of 1906.

Arizona’s connection to this story runs deep. Several of the nation’s earliest national monuments were established here, and some later became national parks.

More than a century later, these remarkable landscapes continue to inspire.

Early summer on the rim.
06/04/2026

Early summer on the rim.

There’s something quietly powerful about a rancher, a contractor, a mayor, a trail builder, a hunter, an angler, a veter...
02/16/2026

There’s something quietly powerful about a rancher, a contractor, a mayor, a trail builder, a hunter, an angler, a veteran—and a few desert wanderers—walking the halls of Washington together. We showed up not as partisans, but as stewards, united by the simple idea that our national monuments and public lands reflect who we are. From working landscapes to wild canyons, these places shape our identity as much as they shape our horizon.

If you care about them, say so. A quick call or note to your elected officials truly does count.

On this day in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt used a young but powerful idea—the Antiquities Act—to protect something vast, ir...
01/12/2026

On this day in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt used a young but powerful idea—the Antiquities Act—to protect something vast, irreplaceable, and already under pressure: the Grand Canyon.

Arizona has always been out front. Three of the first ten National Monuments were here, and today no state has more. That’s not an accident. Our landscapes are layered—geologically, culturally, historically. Petroglyphs, pueblos, sacred sites, migration corridors, working lands. Places that tell long stories, if we listen.

The Antiquities Act isn’t loud. It doesn’t ask for perfection. It simply pauses the rush—long enough to say this matters. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that pause mattered enough to hold the line against mining and development until it became a national park in 1919.

More than a century later, the lesson still holds: protecting places early is often the wisest, most economical choice we make. Arizona’s identity—past, present, and future—is written on the land. Keeping those pages intact is not about nostalgia. It’s about stewardship.

January 11, 1908. A good day.

Snow softens the rim at the Grand Canyon. The winter solstice—proof that even the oldest landscapes welcome change, quie...
12/22/2025

Snow softens the rim at the Grand Canyon. The winter solstice—proof that even the oldest landscapes welcome change, quietly and on their own terms.

Red maples and golden trees light up the canyons — fall on the Colorado Plateau at its finest. It’s the perfect time to ...
11/11/2025

Red maples and golden trees light up the canyons — fall on the Colorado Plateau at its finest. It’s the perfect time to slow down, take a guided hike, and see the landscape through a new lens.

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