Kevin Lange sprouts his wings and heads full-bore into the American West as often as possible. Sometimes it’s on assignment; other times it’s simply for the call of the road, that capricious and life-giving siren. Either way, he spends as much time as possible chasing sunsets and partaking of the world outside concrete walls. Whether it be climbing, backpacking, mountain biking, or any other outdoor endeavor, his propensity for discovering unrevealed depth in his subject matter drives him always to new territory...photographically, spiritually, and geographically. He’ll happily beat the intensity of his experience into any willing ear, though his photography and writing speak for themselves, as you’ll see in his photo essay, Big Block Howl, in this issue of UC.