“When you’re just about to the top and your climbing partner says, ‘You’re either going to laugh or freak out when you see this anchor,’ it’s not a good thing,” says Jake Royster as we wait at the base of a sixty foot cliff while that same “climbing partner” sets the top-rope anchor high above... more

A clean September sun cuts the clear ultramarine sky at a low angle, casting long trailing shadows across the trail despite the early afternoon hour. Just past the autumnal equinox, it seems to be heading for a rapid rendezvous with its winter nesting grounds in the south, and hangs lower in the sky than usual. The sun is apparently a snowbird. more

The leaves are turning golden, orange and crimson. The sun is hanging just a bit lower in the sky, reluctant to rise. Piles of pumpkins adorn local supermarkets, and aisles of sugary treats in … more

Note: This is the latest in a series of articles by Utah Resident Gary Lee Parker, who writes of the outdoors and of Utah’s rich history. The beryl sky overhead is deep today, rich and … more

Note: This is the latest in a series of articles by Utah Resident Gary Lee Parker, who writes of the outdoors and of Utah’s rich history. I had just dried out from an accidental plunge in … more