Exploring new outdoor sports is an exciting way to seek new adventures and challenge ourselves to grow. For many, the first step is research. I know, I know, not exactly the most adrenaline-inducing part...

I don’t know about anyone else, but sore forearms are not something I would expect to experience the day after snowboarding – and falling, there was definitely some of that. Okay, there was quite a...

At the time of this writing, it hasn’t snowed in weeks. Here in the second week of February, the temperature has hovered around 50, the sky has remained an unfazed blue, and the Air Quality Index (AQI)...

Perhaps you know the feeling. You are gliding down the slope of a mountain. The groves of quaking aspens and Douglas fir that surround you open up to a majestic view of the canyon below. The wind bites...

Outdoor gear is expensive. For this reason alone, damage and failure are a tragedy. Even if it was free, anyone who has shared a tent with a torn-down jacket or sleeping bag knows that being able to fix...

I still don’t know what drove 4-year-old me to make the decision I made. My dad skied, my mom too. My two brothers – one older and one twin – next to me on the hill in our childhood backyard shuffled...

Utah has been home for millennia. With evidence for over 12,000 years of human habitation, Utah is home to a plethora of archaeological sites. Particularly in southern Utah, where artifacts are better...

Since July 2021, I’ve been living and working as a housekeeper in Southern Utah at Zion National Park. Recently, I was able to plan a road trip through the surrounding areas before heading home for the...

Toward the end of 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Alexa Swanstrom about her involvement in o2 Utah, a non-profit environmental organization that promotes clean air along the Wasatch front. Swanstrom...