To understand the current brouhaha surrounding Utah’s pending crow hunt, it helps to know about the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. The model was referred to several times at the Utah’s Wildlife Board public hearing, where the board voted 3-2 in favor of the […]
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Trail Trash Talk
Wilderness ethics meant “clean up after yourself” to me, decades ago. Back then, family “vacations” usually had something to do with trail maintenance. My dad was president of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club and led scores of service outings. Us kids were charged with clearing […]
Read moreUtahns Not Stressed, evidence shows
I stumble into this low cost hair-cutting place in Sandy because I have a coupon and because it’s next to another store, for which I have an even better coupon. I’m expecting savings. I’m not expecting a bizarre, Coen-brothers scene where something crazy happens and […]
Read moreA Mountain of a Man
I met Randall Ercanbrack on a morning walk in Provo’s Rock Canyon. It was early, but he was already coming down off the trails. Come to find out: Ercanbrack chugs up Y Mountain in Provo or West Mountain near Payson nearly every morning, carrying a […]
Read moreUintah Basin on Screech
For our trip to Maine, we decided to avoid Interstate 80 and travel along the lesser-known Route 40 in Utah and Colorado. We’d camp and check out the Rocky Mountain National Forest and Park. Route 40 runs through Duchesne, Vernal, and serves as the […]
Read moreUintah Basin on Screech
For our trip to Maine, we decided to avoid Interstate 80 and travel along the lesser-known Route 40 in Utah and Colorado. We’d camp and check out the Rocky Mountain National Forest and Park. Route 40 runs through Duchesne, Vernal, and serves as the […]
Read moreAn Arid Climate…and we’re not talking weather
Fabulous. That’s my typical response when asked about life in Utah. And it is. The open space and the agreeable climate suit me to a T. I’ve been so enamored with the Beehive State, I nearly forgot about Maine’s own fabulousness. It struck me full […]
Read moreAn Arid Climate…and we’re not talking weather
Fabulous. That’s my typical response when asked about life in Utah. And it is. The open space and the agreeable climate suit me to a T. I’ve been so enamored with the Beehive State, I nearly forgot about Maine’s own fabulousness. It struck me full […]
Read moreThe Truth behind Sea Gulls
In 1955, Utah legislators named the “Sea Gull” the state bird. They were commemorating the 1848 “Miracle of the Seagulls,” when huge flocks of gulls ate up hoards of crickets, saving crops of the newly landed Mormon pioneers. This is funny on two counts: As […]
Read moreThe Truth behind Sea Gulls
In 1955, Utah legislators named the “Sea Gull” the state bird. They were commemorating the 1848 “Miracle of the Seagulls,” when huge flocks of gulls ate up hoards of crickets, saving crops of the newly landed Mormon pioneers. This is funny on two counts: As […]
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