by Amy Brown | Feb 19, 2024 | Community, Wasatch
PLEASANT GROVE — With avalanches popping off at a prolific rate over the holiday weekend, a woman was helping raise awareness among hikers that the danger doesn’t just exist at higher elevations in the backcountry. The Utah Avalanche Center on Sunday...
by Amy Brown | Feb 12, 2024 | State Parks
Utah’s most-visited state parks in 2023 Sand Hollow (Washington County): 1,415,555 Dead Horse Point (Grand County): 1,080,536 Snow Canyon (Washington County): 954,572 Antelope Island (Davis County): 936,147 Willard Bay (Box Elder...
by Amy Brown | Feb 10, 2024 | State Parks
Utah offers plenty of scenic views without the need for hiking, including parks like Snow Canyon and Bear Lake. Antelope Island State Park and Bryce Canyon National Park are among the Utah parks that don’t require hiking since they have scenic drives...
by Amy Brown | Oct 16, 2023 | National Monument
I peer over the edge of the sandstone cliff at my five-year-old daughter below. She’s gripping the rungs of an iron ladder bolted into the side of the escarpment, gradually making her way down. With 25 feet between her and the rock below, she giggles as she descends...
by Amy Brown | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
PROVO — Most of the time when hiking, it’s the terrain, wildlife, unique vistas and the challenge that leave the most lasting impact. But every once in a while, for good or ill, it’s the fellow hikers that leave the more lasting impression. It could be...
