Spring in Utah is unrivaled. I like to think it’s what Ernest Hemingway had in mind when he wrote: “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” The...

I can’t swim. If you think that’s as embarrassing as I do, just know that I tried. I must have attempted swimming lessons at least 10 times as a kid. Nothing ever stuck. They’d put me...

Every time I look at this photo, I think someone ought to place a John Muir quote on it — probably “the mountains are calling and I must go.” They wouldn’t be wrong to do so (unless they have...

I’m generally not a fan of the portmanteau words of my generation – cronut, mockumentary, brunch, Jazzercise (though that last one is probably more relevant to the bygone spandex days of our mothers). But...

I’m one of those people who packs three weeks before a trip. It’s a little neurotic, but I take comfort in planning exactly what I’ll take ahead of time, down to the smallest details (i.e. the ounces...

I’ve never been one for romance. Blame it on my low tolerance for pet names and my complete inability to talk to the opposite sex (the closest I’ve ever come to a significant other is drooling over...

For my dad, there are only two types of people in the world: those who tie their own flies and those who aren’t real fishermen. He, of course, falls into the admirable former group and has for the...

If walking were an Olympic sport, I’d stride right up to the podium to accept my gold medal. In all honesty, though, I really do enjoy walking — even if a panel doesn’t recognize my skill with a...

“Just don’t get last,” she mutters, her breath turning into white swirls in the near 0-degree weather. The calm Colorado morning is broken by the sound of a gun, and she’s off. But Sloan Storey...

If you don’t have the energy (or lunacy) to walk 2,168 miles in the wilderness, watch “A Walk in the Woods” instead. Based on the 1998 book, the movie follows author Bill Bryson (played by Robert...

They say the hardest part of any journey is the first step. But when it comes to hiking, those people are dead wrong — packing your gear is by far the greater feat. For me personally, I tend to be...

When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a professional explorer (sort of an Indiana-Jones-meets-Bear-Grylls type but with better hair and a flashier fanny pack). On my exploits, I planned...