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The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Bindings—A Ski for all Reasons

Bindings—A Ski for all Reasons

Peter Creveling
October 16, 2017

How do you pick the right pair of bindings for your skis? There are so many variations of bindings available that it’s difficult to find the right pair just for you. You can listen to vendors describe...

Stop and Smell the Flowers

Stop and Smell the Flowers

Kiffer Creveling
September 29, 2017

Typically when you think of Alta, you are likely to think of skiing or hiking. What most people don’t think about are the natural wildflowers that grow all over the area. High-altitude wildflowers...

Rock climbing with Ben, Peter, Colin, Claire, John, Brian, and Kim at the City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho on Saturday, June 10, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Conquering the City of Rocks

Kiffer Creveling
September 26, 2017

Have you heard of the City of Rocks? Just think a city — but with rocks. The City of Rocks National Reserve in Southern Idaho lives up to its name. It is a city of rocks that rivals New York City, only...

A Different Outdoor Adventure

A Different Outdoor Adventure

Samira Guirguis
September 11, 2017

I’ve always loved the feeling of going fast, whether it be repelling quickly down a 180 foot crevasse or driving down a desolate stretch of desert highway. Now, as we enter into the peak of climbing...

Guide to Salt Lake Paddleboarding

Guide to Salt Lake Paddleboarding

Annie Duong
September 11, 2017

When most people hear the term “outdoor water recreation,” they automatically picture intense white water rafting or some other adrenaline pumping form of water sport. That’s only a portion of what...

Opening Minds to the Oquirrh Mountains

Opening Minds to the Oquirrh Mountains

Dalton Rees
August 23, 2017

Veiled in mystery by the legalities and the eminence of the adjacent Wasatch mountains, the Oquirrh Range serves as the 10,000 feet dividing line between the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys. Equipped solely...

A bike gets a quick checkup. Photo by Peter Creveling.

Learning Proper Bicycle Maintenance

Peter Creveling
August 22, 2017

Maintaining a bike is similar to the practice of warming your body up for a big race with a proper cool down afterwards, or preparing for an important exam by regularly studying; and it all comes down...

Reaching Heights in the Uintas

Reaching Heights in the Uintas

Nick Halberg
August 21, 2017

The high alpine is an environment so sodden with life and beauty that it has drawn words of praise from everyone, including the likes of John Muir and beyond. Truly, “the mountains are [always] calling,”...

A Gem in the Pacific Northwest

A Gem in the Pacific Northwest

Esther Aboussou
August 14, 2017

In southwestern Oregon, amid rolling hills of vineyards and proud forests of ponderosa pine trees, is Crater Lake National Park, the remnants of the former Mount Mazama Volcano that erupted over 7,700...

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