“Archeological materials like scarlet macaw feathers and bones, copper bells, and ceremonial cacao have been found in wild and historic places across the Colorado Plateau. Wilderness reminds: Latinos have always belonged here and we always will.”

“Walking away from comforts of home and out into a wild place has completely shaped who I am. The sound of the wind through crags and rustling through aspens, the vast views from a lone peak, and the rush of water melting down from a season of snowpack accent my life.”