Those who go to Lake Powell to play on and in its pristine waters know that it is a world unlike anything we are used to on the Wasatch Front. It is part of the reason that it is the total escape from reality we seek when we take a vacation. Well, there is another world totally different ...
Looking for some lower-elevation trails to ride on a fall day, we picked the trails at Lake Mountain on the west side of Utah Lake across from Provo. “Do we pack a lunch?” my friends asked. “Nah,” I replied. “We will eat lunch at a restaurant in Eagle Mountain.” My riding buddies ...
Every ride is more than just a ride – there is always a story. Every ride also has a different GPS track. Even if I have ridden a trail before, I always make a new track. Every time it turns out to be a new ride on an old trail and a new story. I had been on the Mineral Point Mine Trail ...
The Aquarius Plateau is the highest timbered plateau in North America, peaking at 11,328 feet at Bluebell Knoll on Boulder Mountain. Running for about 100 miles along the northern edge of the Grand Staircase, the Aquarius Plateau was formed by tectonic plate uplift on the Colorado Plateau. The ...
OGDEN — Marathoners can once again join Ogden’s race day in-person on May 21, 2022. Registration is now open for the Ogden Marathon. The annual event, produced by the GOAL Foundation, was modified to a virtual run for the past two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local guidelines ...
Ambitious expansion plans at Snowbasin, including the addition of a 300-room hotel, are generating a favorable response from some of the people familiar with the plans. They certainly haven't generated a strong public backlash, even though development in the Ogden Valley can be a touchy ...
What better place to hold Utah’s last jamboree of the year than in the Hurricane Sands of Southern Utah. The normal high temperature for mid-November is 82 degrees and the normal low is 50. The SxS Adventure Rally is set for Nov. 11-13 at Sand Hollow State Park in Hurricane. Registration ...
Snowbasin has quietly been planning for big changes. Now, operators of the Weber County ski resort are moving forward. They unveiled ambitious plans this week to build a 300-room hotel on Snowbasin grounds, add new retail offerings and upgrade some of the lifts that haul skiers. Some of the ...
It was the second day of a two-day ride in Wayne County. The plan was to ride Thousand Lake Mountain. As we pulled into the staging area, it was raining — and not just a little. We sat in the truck and waited for the rain to subside. It didn’t, and we decided to head north to see if we ...
Some might think that the jamboree season is over for 2021 with September half over. Well, not so fast there pardner! There are two jamborees scheduled at times and in parts of Utah that don’t see snow and cold weather quite so early. The first one is the subject of this article. Stay tuned ...
