When driving down I-215, heading towards Little Cottonwood Canyon to flail on something presumably moderate, I am always drawn towards this pile of rock right before the entrance of Parley’s Canyon....
By mid-March, spring has arrived on Antelope Island, the large State Park and oasis in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. This island is home to bison, pronghorn antelopes, coyotes, and plenty of birds....
The brutal fragility of the ecosystem. A wilderness of life and death, continuing in a state of homeostasis through these exact cycles, over and over again. A world of self-regulation, where the existence...
Utah is host to one of the most beautiful natural environments in the world, as well as top-notch recreation opportunities: the Wasatch mountains, the southern deserts, and our five natural parks give...
First the rain comes down. Lightly at first, and then as the sky opens up, a full deluge. The sandy earth, reaching a point of saturation that it can no longer contain, starts to sweat out excess water....
I want to write about cool stuff: climbing, hiking, and enjoying the pleasantries of the outdoors. But when I see headlines like, “As of February 2024, a developer plans to build a business park on the...
Life rolls along sometimes,
With task after task, and lectures piling up,
Brains bulging until they push up against skull.
For instance, I learned that in Utah
There’s a $100 fine for...
Roughly 20,000 years ago, the Earth’s atmosphere was shifting dramatically as an ice age which had begun 100,000 years ago was beginning to thaw. Geologists and Archaeologists alike believe that the...
I had this idea to write about rain one gloomy morning when I stepped out my door to go to the train. As I felt the moisture surround my face, and a chill absorb my fingers, I began the walk. The sound...
