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The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Outdoor Research at the U: Archaeological Adventures

Outdoor Research at the U: Archaeological Adventures

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
January 22, 2025

 The word “archaeology” is sure to conjure up images of leather hats, bull whips, lost treasure, booby traps, and daring adventures to save the free world. However, the life of an archaeologist...

Outdoor Research at the U: Calling all Cavers

Outdoor Research at the U: Calling all Cavers

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
January 19, 2025

Never go caving alone. If you are interested in joining the caving community in Utah, check out a local grotto of the National Speleological Society. A thousand years ago, it might have been snowing...

Finding Accurate Climate Information in 2025

Finding Accurate Climate Information in 2025

Madysen Gailey
January 18, 2025

Every year we see dozens of headlines about climate change. Sea levels are rising. Biodiversity loss is exponentially increasing. Southern states are getting snow. It can feel like there’s an endless...

Dogs At Play!

Dogs At Play!

Carolina Battistone, Writer
December 7, 2024

Time is a precious thing, and no one approaches life quite like a dog. Many know that dogs perceive time differently than we do. You may have even heard that to calculate your dog’s age you multiply...

What’s Up With The Gondola?

What’s Up With The Gondola?

Joshua Evan Battermann, Staff writer/photographer
December 2, 2024

What’s up with the gondola?   If you’re a Salt Lake local or just visiting, you've likely heard about the controversy surrounding “the gondola” in Little Cottonwood Canyon. But what is...

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Feathers and Feces

Levi Seegmiller, Staff Writer
November 25, 2024

Every year, during Thanksgiving season, millions of families in America gather around the dinner table for one reason: to eat their body weight’s worth of delicious food. Feasts featuring classics like...

Outdoor Research at the U: Caught on Camera

Outdoor Research at the U: Caught on Camera

Auriana Dunn, Staff Writer
October 30, 2024

The Salt Lake Valley is teeming with various wildlife, from coyotes and foxes to moose and mountain lions. Despite this diversity, the University of Utah only has one lab dedicated to studying these animals:...

The Instant Perspective

The Instant Perspective

Brandon Long, Staff Writer
October 26, 2024

Shooting a Polaroid will never not be an awesome experience. Watching a photo develop in front of you just minutes after snapping a shot feels so surreal; a physical moment captured in time through a series...

Peter Lenz and the Wasatch Graffiti Busters

Peter Lenz and the Wasatch Graffiti Busters

Emerson Hagy, Guest Contributor
October 18, 2024

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....

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