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The Daily Utah Chronicle

(Photo by Conor Barry)

Seven Resorts, One Wasatch

November 13, 2014

  The Wasatch front has already laid claim to ‘the greatest snow on earth,’ and now it’s looking for a new title: the greatest resort in North America. The central Wasatch ski resorts — Alta,...

(Photo by Conor Barry)

Editor’s Note, November 2014

November 13, 2014

  Here at Wasatch, we love the great outdoors. I know that’s kind of obvious, but for the sake of this issue we really want to get the point across. Without crossing the line toward being a “nature...

(Photo by Taylor Dickinson)

The Trail That Has it All

October 8, 2014

  It’s hard, when you’re tasked with cutting down the multitude of fantastic hikes that comprise the Wasatch Range, to pick just one good fall hike. I’ve spent many years exploring the beautiful...

(Photo by Conor Barry)

Editor’s Note, October 2014

October 8, 2014

  Fall is when most people start to slow down on heading outdoors. Summer is over. Its getting colder. It might even be snowing a bit at the higher elevations. But that’s no reason to stay indoors....

(Photo Courtesy of Milena Rockwood)

In the Line of Fire

August 6, 2014

It was two in the afternoon, and Milena Rockwood couldn’t see the sun. On that day in late June 2002, the sun should have been just past midpoint in the sky, blaring down with heat and intensity. But...

(Brent Uberty)

Gear Review: Backpacking Essentials

August 6, 2014

Salewa Alp Trainer Mid GTX I’ve always been a tennis shoe hiker. I’ve never been able to get into the whole boot thing. Last winter I did a little hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park, and overnight...

(Brent Uberty)

Letter from the Wasatch Editor, August 2014

August 6, 2014

Welcome back. We hope you had an excellent summer filled with adventure and a healthy dose of the great outdoors. With school starting up again we are excited to be back on our regular printing schedule....

(Tommy Barker) Staff writer Taylor Dickinson heads out on the Great Salt Lake for his first time kayaking.

‘My First Time’ Kayaking: An Oar to the Shore

August 6, 2014

I never spent a lot of time in the water. I’m a terrible swimmer. Yet I found myself traveling to Antelope Island with my two climbing buddies, Tommy and Cortney, to try our hand at kayaking. We’d...

(Brent Uberty) Staff Writer Ryan Miller tried mountain biking after a brief hiatus.

Getting Back on the Bike

August 6, 2014

“Anyone that makes it up this is a bad ass,” says my friend and guide Brad Riding. It’s nearly sunset, and we are pedaling bikes up some trail at the top of Mill Creek Canyon. The “this” he’s...

Gear Review, Mar. 2014

Gear Review, Mar. 2014

March 4, 2014

Gnarly “Go gnarly.” That’s their catchline. Gnarly Nutrition makes clean, natural nutrition for gnarly athletes. Anyone who does some wild adventuring knows that fueling up is serious business. When...