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The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

A Glimpse of Alaska: Jake Rehm

A Glimpse of Alaska: Jake Rehm

Jake Rehm
October 21, 2021

My approach to photography could be described as improvisational. The majority of the photos I take aren’t planned. Instead, I just try to capture quick scenes on adventures. While guiding in Alaska...

Video: Projecting with Chris Bowen

Video: Projecting with Chris Bowen

Kiernan Dunn, Videographer
August 23, 2021

Earlier this summer I took a trip out to Yosemite to camp and visit some famous climbing spots. Here I met Chris Bowen, a long time climber, traveler, and founder of a new and innovative guidebook...

Photo Series: White Cloud Mountains

Photo Series: White Cloud Mountains

Ryan Pearson, Staff Photographer
August 9, 2021

The White Clouds are a small, newly protected wilderness area near Stanley, Idaho that has stayed wild due to few entry points, few actual trails and even fewer accurate trail distances. It's also falling...

Crossing Ozette

Packrafting: Take the Weight Off Your Feet!

Katie Riley
July 12, 2021

Water creates a path through landscapes that may otherwise be uncrossable. Following a river can take you through dense forest, and crossing a lake can save you the process of  walking around the perimeter....

Low Pay, Hard Work, and the Time of Your Life

Low Pay, Hard Work, and the Time of Your Life

Melissa Paulsen
June 28, 2021

“It’s 6am and your alarm wakes you from dreams of hot showers and a real bed. You get yourself ready, eat oatmeal for the umpteenth day in a row and hop in the rig or start hiking to your work site....

The Low Snow Backcountry Skiing of Idaho: A Photo Series

The Low Snow Backcountry Skiing of Idaho: A Photo Series

Ryan Pearson, Staff Photographer
May 12, 2021

Fueled by leftovers and hopes of good snow, my friend Ryan Dobi — sometimes his brother, Andrew Dobi — and I would drive for hours to some obscure mountain pass. I thought the extra burden of seven...

Artist Feature: Louisa Palmer

Artist Feature: Louisa Palmer

Nola Peshkin, Staff Writer
March 17, 2021

At just 22-years-old, artist Louisa Palmer doles out sage life lessons like someone three times her age: “Dreams don’t have to stay fantasies in your head while you sit at your desk during a nine...

Saguaros and Speedos: Recounting My Time on the AZT

Saguaros and Speedos: Recounting My Time on the AZT

Katie Riley, Staff Writer
March 3, 2021

"The tent poles, and the knife, and the stove... and the cutting board!" my sister exclaimed, listing off the items she was carrying for the group. My sister was (half-jokingly) upset about the disparity...

Trip Feature: Bike-packing the Western Wildlands and Great Divide Trail

Trip Feature: Bike-packing the Western Wildlands and Great Divide Trail

Kassie Amann, Staff Writer
December 27, 2020

There’s a saying commonly attributed to Lao-Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, that states, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” For Liam McDonald, a student at the University of Utah...

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