Utah Mountains
The Top Five Lakes in the High Uinta Mountains to Visit
Utah’s Uinta Mountains has 600-plus fishable lakes. Over 55 year I visited most of them. Here are the top 5, that you must visit.
Neff’s Cave: Utah’s Best-Kept Subterranean Secret
Situated deep under Mt. Olympus, Neff’s Cave descends 1,163 ft. (354 m) into the earth, making it the 15th deepest cave in North America and the second deepest cave in…
Why Should You Drive to Provo to Get Your Rock Climbing Equipment?
All stores offer gear, but Daren with Mountainworks Outdoor Equipment Store gives you the benefit of a lifetime’s worth of insight along with your receipt.
Burn Scars – Restoration Work Continues to Revive Land After Bald Mountain and Pole Creek Fires
A year-and-a-half after the Bald Mountain and Pole Creek fires combined to burn over 120,000 acres in southern Utah County, restoration efforts are well underway, but there are still many…
Bob Dustman – Over 1,000 Times on Top of Mt. Wire
Bob Dustman climbed to the top of Mt. Wire over 1000 times during his lifetime.
Spelunking in Utah – Exploring the Vast World Beneath – Cavers Take Their Sightseeing Underground
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 the aptly-named…
New Alta Ski Patrol Documentary
the 80-year history of Alta Ski Patrol comes to life in this Sweetgrass Productions documentary–capturing the story behind the birthplace of avalanche research in North America and what it takes…
5 Amazing Places For Hiking And Running With Dogs in Utah
Hiking, running, exploring, hunting, backcountry skiing. It’s difficult to think of any outdoor sports that are not more enjoyable with dogs. After about fourteen years of mostly hiking and running…
Eating With Altitude: What’s on the Menu at Utah Mountain Resorts
There was a time when eating during a day of skiing or boarding meant cafeteria-style dining, where the best we could hope for was a passable burger or lukewarm bowl…
Utahns’ Love Affair with Cottonwood Canyon
The love affair with Cottonwood Canyon began long before the Mormon Pioneers settled Salt Lake City in 1847.
Graffiti Along the Wasatch Front
Graffiti not only destroys historic structures, rocks, and boulders, but also vandals tend to destroy vegetation by trampling through areas where graffiti is common.
Life as a Liftie: Skiing Thrills with Olympic Caliber Hills at Snowbasin Resort Utah
Ski season is finally here! Time to start haunting the weather app and planning your time off around good powder days. For some Utahns, though, time on the mountain is…
Alta’s Wild Old Bunch: the 100-Plus Members Are Bonded by a Love of Life and the Love of Skiing
Bob and George are the oldest members of Alta’s Wild Old Bunch, a group of enthusiastic senior skiers for whom age really doesn’t matter, but who generally range from 60ish…
For 100 Years, the Wasatch Mountain Club Has Been Inviting People to Meet Up and Explore Utah’s Ample Splendors
For 100 years, the Wasatch Mountain Club has been inviting people to meet up and explore Utah’s ample splendors, make friends, and get exercise to boot. In 1920, 13 men…
Utah Ski Resort Roundup
Known locally as Pow Mow, the resort boasts the most skiable acreage in North America with 8,464 acres. Preserving the Pow Mow experience and keeping the mountain uncrowded is made…
The Cottonwood Canyons Foundation—Improving Millcreek, Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons for Today, Tomorrow
Twelve years ago, when Cottonwood Canyons Foundation Volunteer Jean Acheson pulled a pale-yellow volunteer t-shirt over her head for a wildflower festival, she had no idea it would become part…