Every year, as the effects of climate change compound and grow, wildfire season across the West is starting earlier and ending later. Warmer springs, hotter summers, winters with reduced snowpack, and...

Fueled by leftovers and hopes of good snow, my friend Ryan Dobi — sometimes his brother, Andrew Dobi — and I would drive for hours to some obscure mountain pass. I thought the extra burden of seven...

This past March, I attended a two-day virtual symposium hosted by the Wallace Stegner Center here at the University of Utah. The symposium had a central focus on plastics in our lives and was aptly...

When was the last time one of your trips went absolutely perfectly? When was the last time nobody forgot something important like a raincoat, headlamp or sleeping bag — and somehow, you even remembered...

Our galaxy is awe-inspiring and has long been the medium to creativity and openness, thought-provoking conversation and life-changing scientific discoveries. Since the creation of artificial lighting,...

Have you ever looked up from your daily commute in Salt Lake City to find yourself face to face with a National Geographic-worthy view of the Wasatch? It makes the routine a little more bearable, right?...

Over a bitterly cold November week in Moab, Utah, a group of highly motivated athletes set out to establish an ambitious new highline that would catalyze a U.S. record for the longest slackline walk in...

After Joe Biden's inauguration in January, a number of presidential executive orders were released to address a range of topics related to campaign promises. One of these executive orders is titled “Tackling...

For college outdoor enthusiasts, outdoor recreation can serve as an outlet from the labors of being a student. Time spent outside is what drives many to study what they do. What a lot of students don’t...