Outdoor Recreation News
Little Wild Horse Flash Flood Kills 2 Young Girls
There is an inherent danger in the canyoneering environment. Even the relaxed family-friendly canyons that are packed every day of the week during the spring and summer seasons. Unfortunately, nature gives us harsh reminders of the danger of the activity, and Monday,...
Introducing White Sands National Park New Mexico
I know it is old news about White Sands becoming a national park, but the past three years have seen national monuments made smaller, and I just wanted to make sure the announcement was actually solid before I blew the proverbial horn of outdoor enthusiasm. So let me...
Utah Approves Bid For Another Winter Olympics
In 2002, Salt Lake City became the largest city, at that time, to host the winter Olympics. To this day the 2002 winter Olympics have been considered one of the most successful Olympics of all time. Originally the 2002 bid was met with lots of criticism from the...
Permit Needed to Hike Kannarraville Falls
It’s a name that just rolls off your tongue, Kanarraville. Millions of people pass it every year, comment about the name, and keep on driving. It is located close to Zion National Park, just off of I-15. Kannarraville has two claims to fame. The first and not...
Features
Meeting Lindsay Rice
In my earlier days of outdoor adventure, I sought out lots of new friends and people. I tried to take out many people to teach them new skills and introduce them to new activities. Over the course of time, after dealing with flaky people who were using me for...
More Opinion
Why We Shouldn’t Drain Lake Powell
I was in 5th grade when I first heard about the controversy surrounding the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. My teacher was an old scraggly man who appearance-wise reminded me of Mr. Burns from the Simpsons. He mentioned how people complained about building the Glen...
Destinations
The Robber’s Roost; An Adventure Into The Wild West
The world has always had a fascination with the Wild West and even though they didn’t know it, a fascination with the Robber’s Roost. The Wild West was one of the earliest genres of the American Film Industry. From the 1930’s to the 1960’s Hollywood cranked out...
Gear
Guide to Buying a Tent
It was the fall of 2007. A group of 8 of us were camping on the Egypt plateau. In the morning we were going to begin the ultra-long trek to Neon Canyon. However that night Tefnut, the Egyptian goddess of rain had other plans, and I learned the value of a decent tent....