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The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Cosmic Ashtray

The Cosmic Ashtray

Brandon Long, Staff Writer
June 3, 2025

The Cosmic Ashtray: A Hidden Spectacle In Escalante   Southern Utah is a marvel that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get over. Despite however many times I find myself venturing into...

National Park Bingo

National Park Bingo

Joshua Evan Battermann, Staff Writer/Photographer
June 1, 2025

For the majority of the country visiting a national park is a well-planned trip, that often requires booking flights, making itineraries, and carving out vacation days. Utahns? All we have to do is hit...

Little Cottonwood Rock: Alpenbock

Little Cottonwood Rock: Alpenbock

Levi Seegmiller, Staff Writer
May 9, 2025

If you’ve spent any amount of time in Little Cottonwood Canyon, you are sure to know of the Alpenbock Loop. Roughly a mile long, the trail was created through a partnership of multiple organizations,...

Does Environmentalism Matter in the Long Run?

Does Environmentalism Matter in the Long Run?

Madysen Gailey, Platform Manager/Writer
May 7, 2025

Header Photo by Ryker Ray Coastal cities underwater and pummeled by natural disasters at an increasing rate. A New Pangaea where mass extinction takes place on such a large scale species diversity becomes...

Outdoor Research at the U: Red Butte Garden's Place in Plant Conservation

Outdoor Research at the U: Red Butte Garden’s Place in Plant Conservation

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
May 5, 2025

Look out any window, and I bet a plant is in view. Plants account for an estimated 80% of the Earth's biomass and number approximately 8.7 billion species. Plants sustain us and sustain the species that...

How to properly prepare for a hike

How to properly prepare for a hike

Whitney Riddle, Writer
May 3, 2025

Hiking is a popular recreational activity in the Wasatch, but did you know that most people don’t pack the necessary gear when hiking? There’s a lot more to a hike than just wearing tennis shoes and...

5 Sustainable Habits You Should Pick Up

5 Sustainable Habits You Should Pick Up

Madysen Gailey, Writer/Platform Manager
May 1, 2025

Though lessening the most disastrous effects of climate change will require major restructuring of our political economy and a drastic curbage of production and consumption, there are things we can do...

Our Unknown Wilds

Our Unknown Wilds

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
April 12, 2025

Illustrations: Andrew Dunn Sometimes, I wonder if Halloween should be in January. It seems easy to imagine that a terrifying creature might be hiding out in the dark in the dead of winter, lurking in...

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