Nature Meets Luxury This Labor Day, many of us will be spending the last long weekend of summer camping. But I have to admit, as much as I love pitching a tent and sleeping on the hard ground, I’ve been spoiled by glamping - glamour camping. That’s what my wife, Faith, and I enjoyed doing recently up near Bear Lake at Conestoga Ranch, where nature meets luxury. Conestoga … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2018
Maryland-style Steamed Blue Crabs
With Labor Day weekend lurking, I’m thinking about one of my favorite summertime foods: steamed blue crabs. There’s nothing quite like enjoying fresh blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay when I’m back east, but you can have great success cooking them at home, too. I find that many large Asian supermarkets such as Ocean Mart carry live blue crabs in season. Ingredients: 12 … [Read more...]
Château Moulin de Canhaut Cru Bourgeois
I love the opportunities I get to sample prestigious French Grand Cru Bordeaux wines like Latour, Haut-Brion, Margaux and the like. However, those darling wines are way beyond my Bordeaux budget. So, when I’m in the mood for Bordeaux - which is often - I frequently turn to the value-priced Cru Bourgeois wines from Bordeaux. These wines typically sell for less than $40, … [Read more...]
Lights….Camera….Utah!
When movie credits start to roll, you’ll see the names of the actors, best boy, key grip, makeup artists, and sometimes even a special thanks to the Utah Film Commission. Virginia Pearce is the director of the Commission, which she says is a state agency that works with the Office of Tourism and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to encourage filmmakers to choose … [Read more...]
The Carbon Country Club Restaurant is Serving Up Some of the Largest Shrimp in the World
A hidden gem nestled in central Utah, just in between the towns of Price and Helper, is the Carbon Country Club golf course, and restaurant serving up some of the largest shrimp in the world. The restaurant offers the extremely large shrimp to be cooked in three different preparations. You can order the shrimp beer battered, coconut crusted, or sautéed with butter and garlic … [Read more...]
Goat Yoga in Clearfield
A little riddle: What do baby goats frolicking around, people trying to hold their double-plank yoga positions and raising money for breast-cancer research and medical bills have to do with each other? I’d be confused too if I hadn’t witnessed all of these activities co-existing on a summer afternoon at a 14-acre farm in Clearfield. Alisa Boulter kicked off … [Read more...]
Drive Down the Stairs: Grand Staircase-Escalante by Foot, Raft and Drive-In Movie
Utah’s national parks, known as “The Mighty 5,” are internationally-recognized destinations for hikers, climbers, campers, and roadtrippers. Until recent political attention highlighted their existence, our national monuments received less notice. If seeing all the tweets and headlines about Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument made you realize you had no idea what it … [Read more...]
A New Way to Protect School Children
ADM Studios is honored to announce the birth of an advocate. Introducing UGO, a digitally interfaced emergency guide that was developed to address the fear and anxiety that our children face every day at school. Fear has become a daily reality in our schools. Parents drop off their kids in the morning, helpless to do anything but trust that they will still have … [Read more...]
Bonanza Campout Festival: The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music
Tucked away in River’s Edge Campground near Heber, Utah, lies one of Utah's best kept secrets—an outdoor music festival with a star-studded lineup, fantastic amenities, and a picture-perfect alpine backdrop. Now in their third year of production, Bonanza Campout attracts people ready to enjoy the on-site camping options, local food trucks and breweries, and its unique, eclectic … [Read more...]
Building the Van Life: Customized Vans Create Cozy Comfort
How a Utah Man is Making a Living by Building Out Sprinter Vans In 2017, Brad Woolf leapt into the entrepreneurial world by starting a woodworking business that would become Woolf Vans. Pulling from his experience as a rock climber and a Park Ranger, he began customizing van interiors for people who spend more time outside than in. While working for the National Park … [Read more...]
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