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 […]
Read more→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. […]
Read more→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 […]
Read more→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 […]
Read more→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 […]
Read more→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. […]
Read more→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 […]
Read more→Kurgo solves Mud Season
Mud, mud, glorious mud Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood So follow me follow, down to the hollow And there let me wallow in glorious mud — Flanders and Swann Mud Season’s around the corner. How will your back seat look? Is it […]
Read more→MindShift unpacks your habit
It’s a habit you’ve had since school days: swinging a backpack off your shoulder. Over the years, that weary swing has become embedded in your muscle memory. You’ve graduated to heavier bags and maybe injured your shoulder, yet still you swing the pack by its […]
Read more→Babbitt to Outdoor Industry: get your act together now
Utah and Bruce Babbitt have a history. In the 1990s, when he led efforts to designate nearly two million acres of the Grand Staircase Escalante area as a National Monument, folks here hung him in effigy. How foul was the vibe? The ceremony had to […]
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