Utah Nature
Escape the Crowds and Support Local in Southern Utah
Southern Utah, known for its scorching summers and red-rock landscapes, transforms into a desert wonderland in winter. With mild temperatures and few crowds it is the perfect escape.
Utah’s Angels Landing Named America’s Most Loved Hiking Trail
Angels Landing in Zion Canyon is an amazingly difficult and beautiful trailhead, and has been named “America’s Most Loved Hiking Trail”.
Riverside Reckoning: Finding Peace for Hearts Wild and Young
Can a trip on the river wash away a boy’s behavioral problems?
University of Utah: Home to the State Arboretum
The University of Utah is home to many things: a world-class cancer research center and hospital, a winning football team, and some of the top researchers in the country. But…
Most Utahns in Favor of Billboard Ban
Utah’s state government continues to hold on to laws in favor of billboards. but the popular vote among Utahns is in favor of billboard ban.
Lots of Smoke, A Little Less Fire: More Human Caused Wildfires in Utah Due to COVID-19?
Rise of human caused wildfires in Utah in 2020 due to COVID- 19 pandemic. Increased volume of visitors to BLM land due to other venues closed.
Utah’s Winter Wonderland: Snowshoe or mountain bike this season on these 6 trails just outside Salt Lake City
With snow now accentuating the peaks of the Wasatch Front, it’s time to put those fat tires on your mountain bike and dust off the snowshoes and crampons for some…
Construction of Northern Corridor Highway Threatens to Decimate Iconic Mojave Desert Tortoises
Construction of Northern Corridor Highway Threatens to Decimate Iconic Mojave Desert Tortoises. Where do we take a stand, and when? Or will we?
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…
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…
Saving Sheep Bridge: A Southern Utah Gem is Threatened
s Zion National Park has become an increasingly popular destination for tourists, there has been a great deal of growth in the area. Once pristine river bank and flood plain…
Your Summer Vacation on Ice in Escalante and Boulder Utah
Utah has so much natural splendor, it’s a shame we feel so strongly that it can only be enjoyed in the spring and summer, the same time the rest of…
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…
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…