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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

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A (Very Brief) History of Camp Cooking & Snacks

Annie Duong
April 20, 2019

A (Very Brief) History of Camp Cooking & Snacks Basic survival skills are labeled basic for a reason. An individual needs shelter, water, and food to survive. Throughout human history, these skills...

Photos courtesy of the J Williard Marriot Library

The Reclamation of Glen Canyon and the American West

Lizz Corrigan
April 20, 2019

Glen Canyon is a striking series of canyons carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The Colorado River once flowed freely, until 1963, when it was stunted by 710 feet of sheer concrete. More...

POW- Protect Our Winters

POW- Protect Our Winters

Gentry Hale
April 17, 2019

Utah is full of outdoor enthusiasts squirming to enjoy the snow at their favorite Wasatch resorts.  Nothing compares to a day full of fresh, bottomless turns, but those days are becoming less and less...

Meet the Crimson Outing Club, the Newest Outdoor Adventures Club On Campus

Meet the Crimson Outing Club, the Newest Outdoor Adventures Club On Campus

Anika Isom
March 26, 2019

Ever wanted to backpack into the Uintas or learn to kayak?   Most students do, but few know how to get there. The Crimson Outing Club at the University of Utah is a social outdoors club- they...

Students learning about avalanche safety.

Backcountry Skiing 101: Avalanche Awareness

Kendall Zylstra
March 11, 2019

Like many skiers in Utah, I spent the end of more than one ski day this January sitting in the lodge, wondering when the canyon road would be safe to open after being hammered by 30 plus inches of incredible...

Cherokee County Historical Society. [Civilian Conservation Corps], photograph, September 18, 1988; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth354300/: accessed March 11, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission.

The CCC: Then and Now

Gentry Hale
March 11, 2019

The CCC, or Civilian Conservation Corps, was an organization established by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help pull America out of the looming tragedy of the Great Depression.  The organization sought to provide...

Take a Book, Share a Book: Non-profit brings communities together, encourages reading

Take a Book, Share a Book: Non-profit brings communities together, encourages reading

Alison Tanner
March 11, 2019

What if a library was right outside your front porch? What if you could swap a book you enjoyed with neighbors, friends or even strangers? Or perhaps you’ve seen a large, rather odd-looking mailbox outside...

Photos by Nikolaus Benko

Logging the Winter Miles

Nik Benko
March 8, 2019

My high school science teacher had a saying: some things go together like beans and cornbread. As a native son of the California coast, I cannot say that I make such a match with Utah winters. Even after...

Emma Gatewood, the first woman to hike the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail

Go, Girl: Trailblazing Women Who Broke History

Lizz Corrigan
March 8, 2019

While the world has made many strides in providing equal opportunities for women, we have a long way to go. Many capable women have been undermined, protested against, and prevented from doing the same...

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