Snapshot memories fill my mind from my one-day trip down Westwater Canyon with Moab-based outfitter Sheri Griffith River Expeditions. One is an image of a family of sleek otters frolicking near the river bank just outside their den. Their little faces would peek above the surface, and then they’d disappear, their curved backs surfacing momentarily as they dove, popping back up … [Read more...]
Water Adventures in a Desert State – Ogden, Utah
The winter snow isn’t the only place to get your ski on in Utah. Jet skiing is a popular activity for adventure seekers and relaxation connoisseurs alike. Utahns love jet skiing for many reasons. Trevor Stauffer says he loves drifting around, doing donuts and watching the wakes he creates. Mikayla Sanders says she can go anywhere she wants to let her mind clear. Bret Hansen … [Read more...]
Why Are More and More Utahns Moving Abroad?
Popular expat destinations Popular Expat Destinations In 1969, Otto Mileti and his best friend cruised in his Chevy panel truck for three days, headed to Guatemala City from the University of Texas in Austin. The goal of the road trip was to visit Mileti's college girlfriend who was Guatemalan. While there, his future and ex-wife, Carmen, showed him Lake Atitlan, … [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...]
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...]
Moab’s Old Uranium Roads – Perfect Mountain Biking Trails
From Mining to Mountain Biking Moab, Utah, is surrounded by stunning natural beauty, attracting recreation seekers from around the world. With Canyonlands and Arches National Parks and Dead Horse Point State Park just a stone’s throw from town, Moab has blossomed over the last 40 years into an outdoor-lovers Mecca. But it wasn’t always so. Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, the … [Read more...]
Whitewater Rafting Through Cataract Canyon
As we plunge through the roiling waters of Big Drop 3, a class IV rapid on the Colorado River’s path through Cataract Canyon in Southern Utah, I find myself repeating the same thought over and over while whiteknuckling my anchor points: “Stay in the boat. Just stay in the boat.” It’s mid-June — peak water flow season — and the river is running at roughly 38,000 cubic feet … [Read more...]
Spelunking in Utah – Exploring the Vast World Beneath – Cavers Take Their Sightseeing Underground
Utah is an outdoor playground on all levels, from 13,528 feet atop Kings Peak in the Uintas to 1,227 feet below ground in Main Drain Cave — the deepest cave in Utah and 11th deepest in the nation. The Beehive State’s underground world, shaped by water, minerals and time, is filled with colorful formations like helictites — hollow twiglike deposits of calcite or aragonite — and … [Read more...]
New Alta Ski Patrol Documentary
There is nothing like a day on the ski slopes at one of Utah's world-class ski resorts. Whether you are plowing powder or skiing a well-groomed run the exhilaration of a day on the slopes is a day well spent. And if something happens to go wrong, well-trained ski patrol organizations are there to provide medical, and rescue services, as well as hazard prevention. Utah … [Read more...]
Rollin’ Down the River: Living in Moab on a River Guide’s Salary
What does it take to become a river guide in Moab? Most guides are Millennials in their early twenties, so a willingness to disconnect from the world of iPhones, and forfeiting social media one-upmanship and material pursuits is essential. River guides trade material comfort for a spiritual connection. Many are curious souls who quote prose and dabble in mysticism and Carl … [Read more...]