For Coulson Rich, camping is indeed a lifestyle. “When I bought my bus, I was no longer comfortable paying rent. I wanted to live in my bus and have the freedom to move around and see the country.” Rich says he spent six years in his early twenties living out of his 1972 VW bus. He customized it with cabinetry, wood floors and upholstery. His first jaunt was a three-week trek … [Read more...]
Utah Happy Campers
Camping is finding a balance between enjoying creature comforts yet still feeling a connection with nature. The question is: Can you have it both ways? I was once a very hard-core backpacker, which made me anti-RV. I believed anyone who would consider it “camping” while maintaining a fridge, toilet, AC and in some cases a flat screen TV with a DVD collection at … [Read more...]
Utah Naturists not Nudists – find out the difference
What do you have to hide, if you al already naked? Utah’s one of the best states for being an independent naturist,” claims Ed Stimpson. Independent naturist? Sounds like it could be a new green movement political party, but what Stimpson, former CEO of the Utah Naturists Club, is talking about is being alone and in nature...naturally. Naturally, asin naked. Also referred to … [Read more...]
Trash Becomes Treasure—Utah artists with a found vision
Art is In the Trash Can of the Beholder. Ignore the critics. There is no line between art and trash in Utah. Junk art is not new, not as an art form or the works themselves. Comprised from landfill bound stuff, this style exceeds the sum of its parts. These mixed media compositions turn cast off items with no value into aesthetic fun. Art can be commentary, satire, … [Read more...]
Ogden Art House Cinema
Nestled quaintly on Ogden’s historic 25th Street, there sits the Art House Cinema 502. It is Ogden’s premier art cinema, showing first-run films that include hard to find foreign movies, documentaries, local shorts and far-from-center features at weekend late-night screenings. This cinema may have only 28 seats, and the “502” refers to its square footage, but it shows movies … [Read more...]
Old School Punk
Think the Metal scene is dead? Check out this old schooler who keeps the spirit of heavy metal alive. Heavy metal music is a lot like Chinese food. There are days when nothing else quite hits the spot. When local metal-heads feel the need for a full-course serving of thrash, the place they gravitate to is the Heavy Metal Shop at 63 Exchange Place in Salt Lake City. Owner … [Read more...]
The Utah Ghostbusters
The Cache Paranormal Research Society is tracking down ghosts and using technology to prove or dismiss theories. Have some errant ectoplasm causing you grief? Who ya gonna call... Ghostbusters! Err...make that the Cache Paranormal Research Society. This Utah-based non-profit is a leading investigator of things that go bump in the night. It has checked out sightings … [Read more...]
Pete And His Ghosts
Pete has ghosts. This fact has been proven by Troy Wood, Utah’s premier ghost hunter. Pete describes his ghosts in detail, and just like Pete, his ghosts aren’t shy. They performed on video and dazzle Pete and guests on a daily basis. “Does that sound nuts to you?” This rhetorical question asked by Utah Book and Magazine owner Pete Marshall acknowledges that he knows the … [Read more...]
Utah’s Seabase
Giant sharks, huge sting rays, and 70 varieties of deep sea ocean life? Welcome to Granstville, Utah and Seabase. by Al Sachrov What do Grantsville and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have in common? They both provide tropical diving experiences that include sharks! The Grantsville sharks are nurse and bamboo, not the fierce Great Whites that prowl the barrier reef. The … [Read more...]
The Pipe Maker
By Al Sachrov For Arley Curtz, a pipe is more than just a way to smoke tobacco. It summons up a time when pipe smoking was both acceptable and part of a gentler civility in our culture. Curtz is a pipe maker and collector of smoking pipes. He has over 300, ranging from simple corncobs to handmade antiques. Each one has a story. As the smoke from a pipe curls upwards, it … [Read more...]