Ramblers Way suits this rambler

The parcel from Ramblers Way arrived with perfect timing. I was packing for a 20-day, 6,000 mile, truck-camping trip to Maine and back. I might see a washer and dryer at the midway point, but nice-looking, packable, stink-resistant tops would be key. They’d have to […]

Klymit is now warm

My backpacking friends reacted with surprise and delight, like they’d just been served lobster and champagne on a camping trip. When you’re used to mac ‘n’ cheese and tuna surprise, how else would you react to the comfort of the Klymit’s new insulated Static V […]

Klymit is now warm

Am I in Utah or Maine?

Scientists say weather patterns will be more stormy and unpredictable with climate change. But a switcheroo of states? That’s what’s happened to Maine and Utah this May. Most of Utah has received at least twice its usual May precipitation of two inches. Some towns are […]

In the Line of Fire, Part II

It was a sobering reply. I had asked Riley Pilgrim, a captain with the Unified Fire Authority, if he’d send engines to defend our home in the event of an intense, fast-moving wild fire. “Probably not,” he said. And Pilgrim is a nice guy. […]

Finding Fondness for Cheese and Chocolate

I live on the outskirts of Herriman, a fast-growing, baby-filled suburb of 30,000 on the southwestern edge of Salt Lake County. It’s a landscape devoid of independent business. Read of one restaurant that stands out. Finding interesting stuff means leaving town. Yesterday, it was to […]

Finding Fondness for Cheese and Chocolate

Allosaurus Art

A long time ago (about 150 million years), dinosaurs ruled southern Utah. When they died, if the conditions were right, their bones turned to fossils. Most fossils here are from the Morrison Formation, a huge swath of sedimentary rock from the Late Jurassic period, extending […]

In the Line of Fire, Part I

From UtahOutsider’s perspective, it seems folks here take the “Worry Later” approach when it comes to the state’s fast-moving development and population growth. But behind the scenes, especially within certain pockets of government, there is plenty going on. Read one planning official’s comments here. […]

Kissing Farmers Goodbye

Population growth and housing development are strong, brotherly winds that Utah farmers have leaned into for years. They’re as relentless as the passage of time. “You can fight it, but you can only fight it for so long,” said Randall Ercanbrack, a fifth-generation farmer in […]