We are thrilled to present the cover for the 2025 issue of Deep Wild: Writing from the Backcountry, featuring an oil-on-canvas image by Moab artist Julia Buckwalter entitled “Distant Treasure.”
Julia Buckwalter is a resident of Moab, Utah, and was awarded the distinction of 2021 Artist in the Parks by the Canyonlands Natural History Association for the Southeast Utah group. This region encompasses Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument.
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Buckwalter then spent her childhood in Utah, traveling often throughout the Southwest in awe of yet another desert’s sweeping landscapes and majestic skies. After living on both coasts and acquiring a degree in the Visual Arts for Painting at Pennsylvania State University, she returned to the West and Moab to establish her craft.
Deep Wild Journal‘s graphic artist extraordinaire, Dave Gutierrez of Rock Springs, Wyoming, designed the cover.
Deep Wild Journal is the home for creative work inspired by journeys to places where there are no roads. Our 2025 issue, featuring essays, stories, and poems by 52 writers, is due out this June. To learn more about the journal and to preorder your copy, visit deepwildjournal.com/subscribe/
Deep Wild Journal 