History
Who Is Wandering Mojave?
Who Is Wandering Mojave?
Who Is Wandering Mojave?
Travis Puglisi, Owner/Operator and Lead Guide for Wandering Mojave Hiking Services, is a 21-year resident of the Mojave Desert and logs around 700 miles annually on foot within the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park. Over the years and miles, Travis has cultivated an awareness of the landscape, ecological systems, and local culture
Travis Puglisi, Owner/Operator and Lead Guide for Wandering Mojave Hiking Services, is a 21-year resident of the Mojave Desert and logs around 700 miles annually on foot within the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park. Over the years and miles, Travis has cultivated an awareness of the landscape, ecological systems, and local culture that when contextualized by the trail becomes a story he is committed to sharing with new and returning park visitors.
Beyond the Mojave
Who Is Wandering Mojave?
Who Is Wandering Mojave?
His love of the Mojave became a love of places both remote and wide open. Between 2004 and 2008 Travis spent 27 months working on the Antarctic continent. From 2011-2014 Travis would travel annually to the Black Rock Desert of Nevada to spend up to a month building and managing camps at the Burning Man Festival. In 2015 Travis worked a
His love of the Mojave became a love of places both remote and wide open. Between 2004 and 2008 Travis spent 27 months working on the Antarctic continent. From 2011-2014 Travis would travel annually to the Black Rock Desert of Nevada to spend up to a month building and managing camps at the Burning Man Festival. In 2015 Travis worked as a steward, trail builder, and handyman at UC Riverside's remote Sweeney Granite Mountain Desert Research Center, which is part of the University of California’s Natural Reserve System.
Community
Who Is Wandering Mojave?
Community
Over the years, Travis has been:
- An annual partner of the Mil-Tree organization, helping to produce the Live From Joshua Tree fundraiser.
- A community ranger for the Mojave Desert Land Trust
- Volunteer crew and organizer during the last two Government Shutdowns that impacted Joshua Tree National Park.
- In 2010, Travis helped found the still a
Over the years, Travis has been:
- An annual partner of the Mil-Tree organization, helping to produce the Live From Joshua Tree fundraiser.
- A community ranger for the Mojave Desert Land Trust
- Volunteer crew and organizer during the last two Government Shutdowns that impacted Joshua Tree National Park.
- In 2010, Travis helped found the still active Transition Joshua Tree, which aims to foster community resilience in the age of climate change.
Philosophy & Values
Time is More Important Than Miles
When someone hires Wandering Mojave, they are not paying for someone to march them around the desert with the goal of hiking as far as possible. What they are securing is a dedication of time spent with a trusted and trained individual who can happily help you find the quiet and stillness of observing flora and fauna or achieve high mileage over varied terrain.
Adventure...A Part of the Whole
Wandering Mojave Hiking Services aims to expand on the meaning of adventure by acknowledging the parts that make up the whole...1) Being exposed to the previously unseen or unknown; 2) Using the landscape to connect body and mind in a way that pushes boundaries; 3) Feeling seen and heard as a unique human being by those that guide our experience.
Everyone Has Something to Learn
...And it's not just the guests who hire Wandering Mojave Hiking Services. Owner/Operator and Lead Guide, Travis Puglisi, knows that every person and group he shares time in Joshua Tree National Park with expands his knowledge of the the world, both immediate and beyond. Humans are social creatures and without exchanges of world views our resilience to change begins to diminish.
Everyone is Welcome
Wandering Mojave Hiking Services will be pleased to host individuals and groups regardless of personal history, physical and emotional challenges, political affiliations, or lifestyle choices. We believe that all people are valuable and made small beneath the Mojave sky, and thus equal in the eyes of the desert.
Certifications & Permit
Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness First Responder
First Aid / CPR
Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness First Responder
JTNP Permit
Wilderness First Responder
JTNP Permit