10/25/2026
Everett Ruess was an artist, poet, and explorer with a particular love of the American Southwest's rocky landscapes. For most of four years, he wandered the likes of Monument Valley, Zion National Park, and California's mountains, but in 1934, he disappeared in Utah's Canyonlands. Since then, Ruess has become a cult figure, compared to John Muir and Henry David Thoreau for his ecstatic writing about wild places, and several theories have emerged around his fate. Despite the belief that the answer had been found in 2009, the mystery remains unsolved.
Learn more about the life and legacy of this vagabond artist: https://on.natgeo.com/fCg1te