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The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Auriana Dunn

Snowfalls and Slowing Down

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
March 27, 2024

Wintertime is beautiful. Snow on the ground shines like the sun itself, and breath comes out in lazy little clouds. Hot cocoa and coffee warm hands, and Christmas lights shine into January. But wintertime...

Of Snowpack and Stupidity

Brandon Long, Staff Writer
March 18, 2024

In our defense, the mountains were calling. In hindsight, it was a truly stupid idea, but who can blame us? We were tired of the winter. Tired of the cold and the inconsistent snowfall, and the fact there...

The Geese in Our Gaggle

The Geese in Our Gaggle

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
February 16, 2024

“It is that time of year again.” As the weather turns in those end-of-year months, I swear that phrase pops up at every turn. For the holidays, for college finals, and for when the first snow falls....

Crow from U of U Campus

When the Crow Flies… or Raven?

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
January 26, 2024

This past June I spent over a week in Centennial Valley, Montana. Almost every morning my group and I got up with the sun and headed out to bird-watch. One morning we went to a campsite farther along the...

Sota Tale, Fiji

Sota Tale, Fiji

Miranda Galbraith, Staff Writer
January 15, 2024

STANDING ON THE SILKEN SANDY BEACH, tiny crabs raced underfoot, dancing and shuffling in a frenzy as I looked up at a sky decorated with glistening stars. The clearest display of the Milky Way and constellations...

Tales of the Talus, Old Man on The Trail

Brandon Long, Staff Writer
January 12, 2024

Into the dark, brisk, High Uintas night we shot. Practically racing with our heavy packs teaming with sleep systems, Patagonia chili, and of course, multiple rolls of Kodak Ultramax. As we hiked along...

The Winter of El Niño

Sam McGahay, Staff Writer
October 26, 2023

On June 8th of this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that El Niño conditions would be present through this upcoming winter, with the possibility of it extending even...

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...

Outdoor Role Models

Outdoor Role Models

Aidan Cooley, Writer
March 13, 2023

If you could think back to your childhood room, what would you remember? Apart from the sneakers that smell like a dead animal, and the sock stuck under the corner of your bed for eternity. Can you recall...

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