There is something you should know about TerraQuest Magazine right up front: we are not under the impression that we are changing the world every time we post an article, publish a photograph, or upload a short documentary.

On July 30, 2024, the Stone Canyon Fire broke out in the Stone Canyon...

It’s about the stories I come in contact with every day. I love making photographs—it’s that simple. I also love showcasing those images along with the stories behind them. That’s why Wyobraska Magazine was originally started for Scotts Bluff County. It later became Trails West Magazine, which, in hindsight, I didn’t think through very well—it limited my ability to tell stories from other parts of the world.

TerraQuest Magazine has always been about one thing—being there. Not watching from a distance,...

With mobile live broadcasting now enabled, our goal is to deliver real-time, on-the-ground coverage straight from the field. This isn’t studio content—it’s raw, immediate, and rooted in actual exploration. Whether we’re navigating backroads, documenting remote landscapes, or working through changing conditions, the focus is on showing things as they happen, without filters or delay.

Prior to TerraQuest Magazine becoming what it is today, it was known as TrailsWest...

In the rugged high country of the Rocky Mountains — from the snow-crusted drainages to wind-scoured alpine basins — a lean, ghostly predator roams. The coyote (Canis latrans) is at home here, from subalpine forests to alpine meadows and ridgelines above 7,000 feet. Though smaller than wolves, coyotes’ adaptability makes them one of the most successful carnivores in North America.

In the rugged high country of the Rocky Mountains — from the snow-crusted drainages to wind-scoured alpine basins — a lean, ghostly predator roams. The coyote (Canis latrans) is at home here, from subalpine forests to alpine meadows and ridgelines above 7,000 feet. Though smaller than wolves, coyotes’ adaptability makes them one of the most successful carnivores in North America.

Sandhill cranes are as old as the story of migration itself. Tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped, they move with a purpose that has outlasted ice, drought, and the rise of cities...

The Lindenmeier Site in northern Colorado is one of North America’s most important Paleoindian archaeology discoveries. Here, Ice Age hunters of the Folsom culture crafted fluted spear points, sewed hides with bone needles, and hunted Bison antiquus on the windswept plains long before history was written. The site’s dramatic evidence — a Folsom point embedded in bone — challenged early Smithsonian archaeology skepticism and helped prove humans lived in prehistoric Colorado during the Pleistocene. Today, visitors to Soapstone Prairie Natural Area north of Fort Collins can walk the same open shortgrass prairie where these early people once camped and hunted.

Discover the Rocky Mountain elk—North America’s antlered powerhouses—thriving in Colorado’s high country and beyond. Learn about their seasonal eating habits, the challenges climate change brings to their migrations and survival, how they differ from other elk subspecies, and why getting too close in Rocky Mountain National Park can turn dangerous fast. Stay safe, respect the 75-foot rule, and appreciate these wild icons without risking injury.

It's a silent sentinel — a low mesa rising above the western Nebraska plains, weathered by wind and time, hiding layers of human occupation. Signal Butte, perched above Robidoux Pass, is more than a landmark. It’s one of the most important archaeological sites in the Central Plains. Its bones, hearths, and tool fragments whisper of people who lived here long before settlers crossed in wagon trains.