As the days grow warmer and snow melts into streams down the Wasatch Mountains, it’s almost time for University of Utah students to close their laptops, touch some grass, and take a much-needed summer...
Snowshoes were once a necessary means of travel through deep snow for fur trappers but have now become a popular winter recreational activity. Waddling along the trail while the sun makes the snow glimmer,...
The history of climbing in the United States is closely tied to Utah – from early mountaineering in the Wasatch to cutting-edge trad climbs splitting the granite walls of Little Cottonwood. Bouldering...
In our current political and social climates, it is challenging to see areas of life where people are working together. Divisive language online and in the news can make it seem as though competing cultural...
“This is maddening.”
“A total joke.”
“You can’t even call it winter.”
To any Salt Lake resident reading this, you don’t have to be told what this winter has been like because...
Back in October, I set off into American Fork Canyon in the name of nature and art and feminism. We drove past Tibble Fork Reservoir, then came to the gravel and dirt road that led us to Silver Lake’s...
Finals, work and assignments can add up all too quickly and cause a lot of stress. One of the best ways you can take a moment for yourself is to immerse yourself in the outdoors.
While it's nice to...
Hustle and Bustle
There is absolutely no place on Earth that is completely free, at all times, from human noise. Not one. Even the most desolate environments imaginable are no exceptions to this unfortunate...
If you spend enough time wandering the Wasatch foothills, you start to notice patterns of sagebrush shifting in the wind, bursts of balsamroot in spring and the way wild rose creeps along creek beds. But...
