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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Underwater Wasteland

Underwater Wasteland

Maddie Melton, Staff Writer
March 27, 2023

It is the summer of 2021. I’m half asleep, nestled into the small bow of a speedboat with good friends, while the boat courses through water so turquoise, with corals underneath so bright and teeming...

Photos provided by John Padilla

Navigating the Mountains in Our Minds: An Interview with John Padilla

Miranda Galbraith, Staff Writer
March 20, 2023

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit with the incredibly talented John Padilla: skier, graduate student, and filmmaker. John Padilla recently produced The Mountain in My Mind, a film that aims to break...

Wild and Scenic?

Wild and Scenic?

Lauren Shields, Staff Writer
October 20, 2022

There is a place in the panhandle of Idaho where the world feels a little holier, where the water flows blue and cold and reckless, where sunsets creep over cliff-sides towering above the river bank. This...

Caribbean Coastlines and Coral Death: What Procrastination and Privilege Mean for an Uncertain Climate Future

Caribbean Coastlines and Coral Death: What Procrastination and Privilege Mean for an Uncertain Climate Future

Maddie Melton, Writer
October 6, 2022

Darkness settled over Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. A light night-time breeze cut through the heat and humidity of the day and the moon cast a lovely glow over the neighborhood’s famous colonial architecture....

Photo Series: Desert Heat

Photo Series: Desert Heat

Abby Blackett, Photographer
September 22, 2022

Earlier this year, I went on a trip to Mesquite, Nevada with my family. While we were there, we went out exploring in the surrounding desert. The harsh, dry desert landscape there is much different than...

Deeper and Darker

Deeper and Darker

John Horton, Staff Writer
September 15, 2022

With satellite imagery of most of the Earth’s surface and some mapping of the ocean floor, very few places on this planet are truly unknown. Now, with the James Webb telescope showing us distant clusters...

A Utahn's Escape in the Pyrenees

A Utahn’s Escape in the Pyrenees

Leah Button, Assistant Editor
September 8, 2022

This summer I spent around two months in the South of France visiting family. We stayed in a small village just one hour east of the Atlantic and one hour north of the Pyrenees. Being so close to some...

Flying Fires and Jumping Smoke

Flying Fires and Jumping Smoke

Makena Klinge, Staff Writer
August 25, 2022

Storm clouds glide over mountain tops across the valley. Animals take cover under the canopy of thick, dense forest. Thunder rumbles through the air. Dry lightning cracks across the sky. A spark illuminates...

Photography in the Wild with Chrissy Shammas

Photography in the Wild with Chrissy Shammas

Makena Klinge, Staff Writer
July 7, 2022

 Photography in the Wild with Chrissy Shammas    Chrissy Shammas has been fascinated with wildlife from a young age and has been photographing it for over seven years. When talking with her...

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