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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Darkening Dust

Darkening Dust

Sam McGahay, Staff Writer
September 25, 2023

Salt Lake City inhabitants, and everyone who lives in the Wasatch front, experience an exceptional range of weather throughout any given year. While our favorite playgrounds up in Brighton and Snowbird...

A World Away – Culture Shock and Experience

A World Away – Culture Shock and Experience

Makena Klinge, Editor
September 18, 2023

Imagine: 3,000 years ago.    Difficult, isn’t it? It’s hard enough for me to imagine my “five-year plan” let alone what life was like thousands of years ago. But I will say this: it’s...

A Moral in the Mountains

A Moral in the Mountains

Aidan Cooley, Staff Writer
September 15, 2023

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It is Not Good to be Alone

It is Not Good to be Alone

Eliza Nelson, Staff Writer
June 5, 2023

The wind whips at the rain cover of my tent so violently I fear its pole will snap in half. I’ve already gotten up to secure things once but waiting for the weather to die down a second time seems pointless;...

Utah's record-breaking winter and the Great Salt Lake

Utah’s record-breaking winter and the Great Salt Lake

Tristan Hicks, Staff Writer
May 29, 2023

This winter has certainly been one for the ages — record-breaking snowfall, endless powder days, late-season skiing, etc. Members of the winter outdoor community are stoked to get outside in these all-time...

Two Days Removed from the John Muir Trail

Two Days Removed from the John Muir Trail

Will Ginsburg, Editor
May 22, 2023

Late July 2021.  “Be honest. What are the chances that we actually finish this thing?” I ask into the dark. It’s around our bedtime — 8:30 or 9 — and we’re both huddled tightly into our...

A River Runs Through It: The Border in the Big Bend

A River Runs Through It: The Border in the Big Bend

Maddie Melton, Staff Writer
May 15, 2023

Growing up, one of my family’s favorite puzzles was a map of the United States. Each piece was one of the fifty states that fit neatly inside the outline of the country’s political boundaries. Alaska...

Gaper Day

Gaper Day

Sam McGahay, Staff Writer
May 8, 2023

In the Wasatch, the coming of April represents an exciting time for skiers and snowboarders in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Yes, deep snow and powder days are (most likely, but not definitely) behind...

Backcountry Bliss

Backcountry Bliss

Makena Klinge, Staff Writer
May 1, 2023

Wind sprays the glittering snow particles across the mountain top, fine as diamond dust. The snow-swept peak gives the illusion of a bleached sand dune, an otherworldly sight in the midst of this frozen...

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