When it comes to hiking, Utah is uniquely qualified to boast about its extraordinary diversity of scenery and terrain, and the best trails are often found along the road less traveled. Here are five hidden Utah adventures worth a visit this summer: Red Mountain Trail Perhaps no trail showcases the unique beauty of Snow Canyon State Park better than Red Mountain Trail. This … [Read more...]
Discover and Visit Utah’s Natural History Wonders in All of Its 29 Counties
Utah’s natural history isn’t just in a museum. As the Natural History Museum of Utah approached its 50th anniversary, staff began brainstorming ways to commemorate the occasion. The result was the newly launched Explorer Corps program. In all 29 counties throughout the Beehive State, the NHMU has identified and marked a point of natural or cultural … [Read more...]
Mind-Body-Nature Connection
There is more hidden news this year than we can possibly report. But we choose to focus on the mountains and nature. The truth is that many of us are lost when we don’t find ourselves in the mountains connected with nature. When we stop frequenting our favorite hikes, streams, rivers, lakes and outdoor destinations, our minds are not nearly as sharp nor are our spirits as … [Read more...]
Shoot-The-Tube: A Naturally Unnatural Waterslide in Tanner Park SLC!
Salt Lake City is full of attractive hobbies during the summer. You can do almost anything in the natural recreational playground that is the Salt Lake Valley and its canyons. Not to mention, we have a lot of unnatural playgrounds such as Lagoon, Seven Peaks, and all of the parks the city provides. But if you’re looking for something that is man-made, natural, and a bit … [Read more...]
Sugar House Granite Mills
In the spring of 1907, the city of Salt Lake had only eight miles of paved roads, leaving the rest muddy, bogged-down, and at times, almost impassable. The automobile was gaining a foothold in the area, and with such rough road conditions, some brave drivers would take a chance by driving along the railroad tracks. This was fine until a train came along. The joining of the … [Read more...]
Granny Smith: Ogden’s Pioneer Super Doctor
In 1873, Brigham Young issued a call that would give Utah a unique place in the history of women in medicine: “The time has come,” he said, “for women to come forth as doctors in these valleys of the mountains.” Many Utah women answered this call, leaving their homes to study medicine on the East Coast. For others, however, Young’s declaration may have seemed a bit slow. … [Read more...]
KLOS Guitars: The Art of Making Indestructible Instruments
KLOS Guitars, Utah’s only large-scale guitar manufacturing facility, is internationally distributed, but reflects the rugged adventure found from the mountains to the deserts of our Utah landscape. For those who want to marry the adventure to the art within themselves, there are really two instruments that stand out as mascots for life out in the world ― the guitar and the … [Read more...]
Did You Know that the Computer Graphics Revolution Began in Utah?
Two men who stand out as the foremost Tech Pioneers in Utah are without a doubt David Evans and Ivan Sutherland. This dynamic duo used their math, physics and electrical engineering skills to revolutionize computer graphic imaging technology. They literally built the first computer graphics simulation engines, and they and their students pioneered the field of CGI (Computer … [Read more...]
X96 Radio From Hell Show: Still Hell After All These Years
Radio From Hell on X-96 continues to find success in "Sticking it to the Man." Outposts of 1980s counterculture in the Salt Lake Valley like Cosmic Aeroplane Records, Bandaloops Café, The Speedway Café, and dance clubs like the Palladium and Ritz, have all disappeared over the decades like so much clove cigarette smoke. But, while the places are gone and the patrons … [Read more...]
Six Award-Worthy Artisan Food Makers
One of the perks of being a food writer — aside from frequently being able to dine in terrific restaurants — is to enjoy the products of some of our amazing local food artisans, from salsa makers and pastry chefs, to chocolates and gourmet tostadas. Here are a few of my favorite local food producers that are award-worthy. The Happy Dumpling Delivery Service is owned and … [Read more...]