I love riding trails that are new to me. Discovering Utah’s beautiful back country on an ATV is a favorite pastime. However, riding an old favorite can be just as delightful.
VERNAL — If you live near a field in the Uinta Basin, you’re no stranger to the loud, rattling call of the sandhill cranes that call the area home.
If you have a current Utah hunting, fishing or combination license, you can visit either of the Division of Wildlife Resources public shooting ranges on Saturday and shoot for free. The only exception are the trap and skeet ranges at the facilities, where shooting will be half price.
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Snowbasin Resort again played host to the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship (half-marathon) and the Pan-Am Championship (triathlon), with local athletes taking top spots in both events.
With summer winding down, we still have the best part of the ATV riding season to enjoy. Utah offers some 75,000 miles of trails to ride and some of the most spectacular scenery available to enjoy.
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OGDEN — It’s 8 a.m. on a Tuesday morning in August as the 29th Street trailhead’s parking lot starts to fill up.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When Victoria Buitron ventured onto her first trail for a New Year's Day hike a few years ago, she said the ever-changing terrain transformed her.
“Life Elevated.” That’s the Utah logo. Although better than, “Utah, a Pretty Great State,” it does make the current Proposition 2 even more ambiguous. Either way, and completely separate from the current proposition in question, I decided to take that suggestion to task the past couple of we…
Biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are recommending changes that will affect anglers in Utah for the next two years. If the changes are approved, you’d be allowed to use corn as bait at all of Utah’s fishing waters, keep more lake trout at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, enjoy a two…
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LAYTON — Some of the world’s top men’s professional cycling teams will peddle their way through Davis County Thursday during stage three of the Tour of Utah.
OGDEN — Located in a 30-year-old strip mall, sharing space with a Little Caesars, an Army recruitment center and a Metro PCS, Sitara India might not look like much from the outside.
The request was unusual. A neighbor who has never been on an ATV adventure approached me about an ATV ride for their anniversary.
From the moment the tournament began on June 14 to the final seconds of the championship match on July 15, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia captivated soccer — or “football” — fanatics across the globe.
Considering the recent school shootings that have swept the nation, as well as marking the one-year anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting, it becomes necessary to examine why government action on gun control is critical and why it is not possible to reach a conservative solution.
From challenging school projects to favorite movies and music, we want to know what today’s teens are all about.
1. Grow your own veggie garden
The blood inside your body is dark red; your veins only look blue because of the way they reflect light.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is teaming up with the NAACP on a new education and employment program on the East Coast, an outgrowth from the first official meeting between the groups in May.
One of the goals in going as a group on an ATV ride is to come back with the same number of people who started together. Of course, there is safety in numbers — especially due to the nature of Utah trails, which lead riders out a long way from services needed.
From challenging school projects to favorite movies and music, we want to know what today’s teens are all about.
1. Splash Mountain
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
The “dog days of summer” are July 3 to Aug. 11 and take their name from the Dog Star (Sirius) in the constellation Canis Major. In ancient times, Sirius was blamed for the hot weather, droughts and sickness associated with summer.
On May 7, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, “I have put in place a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for illegal entry on our Southwest border. If you cross this border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple.”
Since Textron Off Road took over the Arctic Cat line of ATVs and snowmobiles, I have been excited to test the VLX 700. I was curious to see where they cut to keep the price so low.
When James Coleman bought his first ski resort a little less than 20 years ago, he had achieved a lifelong dream. He also got a heavy dose of reality.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to Taiwan for 16 days. Taiwan, in case you haven’t heard of this tiny sort-of nation, is a small island off the coast of China.
From challenging school projects to favorite movies and music, we want to know what today’s teens are all about.
July’s celebrations include National Blueberry Month, National Hot Dog Month and National Anti-Boredom Month.
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental civil liberties in the world, and has been one of the most fought-for civil rights ever. In 1920, with the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, every adult citizen of the United States theoretically had the right …
1. Frozen lemonade
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a number of videos aimed at understanding suicide Monday.
Securing ATVs on a trailer is serious business. I know because I have lost five machines off of trailers I have been pulling.
DUTCH JOHN — Take advantage of your summer travels and come see ospreys, in the air and on top of their huge nests, at the annual Flaming Gorge Osprey Watch.
When July rolls into town, Utahns have not one but two reasons to celebrate so our TX.ers are sharing some of their favorite traditions to mark the July 4 and July 24 fiestas:
Ah, the wonderful age of 16, a birthday that marks the beginning of many “firsts.” We have first dates, first cars, and the biggest one of all — first jobs.
The Thirteen Colonies declared independence on July 2, 1776, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed until Aug. 2 of that year in the hall.
1. “Harry Potter” series
‘Tis the season to be jolly! That’s right — downright jolly.
In addition to celebrating the birth of our country, many Utahns will be looking to escape the heat and wet a fishing line over the July 4 holiday. Fishing can be a great family activity and a perfect way to relax over the holiday. And Utah provides several great options.
The Paiute ATV Trail is a premier destination for OHV riders. Several jamborees showcase this great trail system. One of them is slated for Aug. 8-11 in Marysvale, Utah.
Nordic Valley’s new management quietly revealed massive expansion plans with a website, nordicvalleyproject.com, going live last week.
I am not a singer. At least, I didn’t consider myself as a singer much, until I got accepted to be in a worldwide broadcast choir about three months ago.
Washington D.C. is so much more than the capital of our country. It is a setting of justice, a memorial of liberty and a center for equality.
1. Mulan
The first drive-in movie theater, or “park-in theater,” as it was called, opened in 1933 in Camden, New Jersey.
From challenging school projects to favorite movies and music, we want to know what today’s teens are all about.
When I drive Utah’s highways, I am always looking for dirt roads and trails. One of the aspects I enjoy about my riding experience is discovering where trails take me. I ventured out on the Bridger Jack Mesa Trail because of what I had heard about it.
In just eight days, three boats infested with quagga mussels almost launched on water bodies in Northern Utah. Fortunately, skilled technicians with the Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State Parks found the mussels before the boats were able to launch.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information.
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