All work and no play makes Jake a dull boy

It’s a proverb taken to heart by many in the Beehive State, especially those of us who’ve chosen Utah first for recreation and then later do we figure out ways to stay here and make a living. Skier and mountain biker Will Hamill did just […]

For your trail or Paleo diet, we got yummy

At the Summer Outdoor Retailer, we met fine folks from The New Primal, a small South Carolina company. They make wicked good jerky. And I say that as someone who needs a strong and well-reasoned temptation to veer from my usual vegetarian ways. The New […]

Best Pancakes Ever

One could say I grew quite a lot while on the Redmond leadership week in Lake Powell. Above the neck, for sure. But in the waistline, too. The food, prepared by a team from Redmond’s Real Foods stores and full of their premium products, was […]

A Gem in the Sands of Sameness

There is a stunning contrast to many spaces in Utah, one of the fastest growing states in the country. The valleys are filling up with track housing and strip malls like sand flowing free from an hourglass. The wilderness, of which there is more here […]

A Gem in the Sands of Sameness

Speaking of beer

Readers might forgive my subjectivity when it comes to local beer tasting thus far. My favorites come from Uinta Brewing Company, founded by fellow Mainer, Will Hamill. Hamill grew up in Falmouth and his family still has a place in Harpswell. He first came to […]

Speaking of beer

Maine girl moves West

I was born and raised on the coast of Maine. The ocean was a given. We swam in it, sailed on it, clammed it, fished it, even hopped its icebergs during the coldest winters. Then I left home. When I came back years later, I […]