Colby is a senior from Ogden, UT studying Geography and Philosophy of Science. He is excited to continue with Wasatch as the Editor for the 2021-22 school year. He believes that our engagement in outdoor recreation, and appreciation of wild places, should inspire greater care for our local ecosystems and the planet. His time in the backcountry is spent backpacking, peak bagging, skiing, climbing, and mountain biking. Colby loves the solitude, adventure, and beauty that wilderness provides.
My first experience with backpacking was as a 14-year-old boy scout. Our troop set off from the Highline trailhead in the High Uinta’s for a four-day trip. My pack weighed around 50 pounds while I...
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...
Nowadays, getting away from Salt Lake City doesn't necessarily mean getting away from other humans. Trails, rivers and ski runs are full of people using up their free time to recreate. Although I am surrounded...
Conservation in the United States has long centered on the concept of preserving wilderness. American environmentalists and conservationists are proud of the public lands legacy that thinkers like John...
Last spring, many thru-hikers were preparing to begin their two to three thousand-mile journeys along one of the major mountain spines of the lower 48. When COVID-19 restrictions were put in place, many...
The Green River begins its 730-mile gravity-driven flow on the snowy slopes of the Wind River Range before meandering through Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, where it joins the Colorado River inside Canyonlands...
With winter fast approaching, daydreams of snow-blanketed mountains and powder skiing are becoming more frequent and vivid. These dreams are wonderful until I remember the endless “red snake” of...
All I can hear is the sound of my breathing in sync with the crunch of metal on snow. I slowly make my way up the slope, each step firm enough to ensure that the snowshoe has caught hold of the crust....
