Why I…Paraglide

Why I…Paraglide

The reason I take to the sky is simple: I want to fly. Just about every person on earth has wanted to fly at one point in his or her life. Maybe we envy our avian friends or maybe the ground has lost its charm, but something about leaving the earth appeals to us...
Horseshoe Canyon Mystery

Horseshoe Canyon Mystery

Rock art of Barrier Canyon inspires awe. I have spent nearly a half century tiptoeing among the remnants of the ancient Americans—their cliff dwellings and pit houses and granaries and rock art. And I have never lost the feeling of awe that comes from imagining what...
Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Hello Darkness My Old Friend

How to find the best nighttime skies in Utah Before man-made technologies captured our gaze, a celestial bond existed between all people. Stargazing today isn’t what it once was, back when our forebears gazed up at the night skies, named the stars and told stories...
Bear Lake Break

Bear Lake Break

More than a milkshake stop, Bear Lake offers adventure for the whole family. Bear Lake has my heart,” my friend, Alison Richman, told me when describing her nostalgia for Utah’s northernmost freshwater lake. Like many native Utahns, multiple generations of her family...
Hoppy Days

Hoppy Days

Move, then sip. After a day of exploring local trails, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as some lukewarm water from the Nalgene that you left in the car—nothing, that is, except an ice-cold brew at one of Utah’s many spirit-driven events and festivals this fall. If...