Saddle Up for a Utah Cowboycation

Written By Betsy Stein Medinger

5 minute read

Explore the cowboy way of life on a cattle drive adventure with the Ranch at Wild Rose in Southern Utah.

Luxury and Legacy on Utah's Railways

Written By Taylor Hartman

6 minute read

In modern Utah, luxury and scenic rail journeys like the Rocky Mountaineer's “Rockies to Red Rocks” route and Amtrak's California Zephyr are redefining travel.

'Bad' Brad: A Story of Blues, Blood and Legendary Jazz

Written By Andrew Dash Gillman

5 minute read

Meet Utah’s legendary DJ and blues musician, “Bad” Brad Wheeler. Take a peek into the history of Salt Lake City’s music scene through the memories of Bad Brad.

The Spiral Jetty, Utah’s Most Iconic Land Art Sculpture, Keeps Drawing a Crowd

Written By Elaine Jarvik

7 minute read

In April 1970, it took six days, 625 man-hours, 292 truck-hours, $9,000, and 6,500 tons of basalt, limestone and mud for Robert Smithson to construct the Spiral Jetty. His work still stands today. Visit and be inspired by this iconic piece of Utah's land art.

Elevate Your Hiking with Mindfulness

Written By Annie Hartvigsen

Incorporating simple mindfulness techniques into your next hike can take the edge off anxiety and enhance your overall well being.

Harnessing Passion: The Arctic Rescue Sled Dog Team

Written By Sara Hobbs

Maren and Racer Gibson of All Seasons Adventures in Park City, Utah rescue "unadoptable" Huskies and Malamutes. The dogs participate in a dog sledding operation to help find their purpose. Book a dog sled tour with the pups and witness their story as they pull your sled through the area's snow blanketed open spaces.

How to Support Local On Your Utah Road Trip

Written By Elainna Ciaramella

5 minute read

Many small businesses in Utah rely on tourism for survival. These expert tips help road trippers make a real difference in communities by supporting local.

Gleaning a Small Town's Harvest

Written By Rosie Serago

8 minute read

Scandinavian heritage, fine arts and historic preservation define Utah’s Sanpete Valley. Check out Heritage Day in Spring City.

Lakeside Near Torrey: Three Ways

Written By Melissa Fields

Take a trip to this trio of Capitol Reef-area reservoirs where you can swim, fish, kayak and cool-off.

Llama Trekking Through Canyon Country

Written By Ryan Salm

6 minute read

Reconnect with yourself, history and Utah's landscape on a guided llama trek through canyon country.

Movies Filmed in Utah: Plotting a Cinematic Drive-Through

Written By Andrea David

Follow a Germany-based film enthusiast on an extended road trip to discover the rich history of Utah cinematography.

Field Guides: Voices From the Forever Mighty Landscape

Meet the people whose lives have been shaped by nature — and are helping others find their way.

Powder Pups to the Rescue

Written By Austen Diamond

5 minute read

Four furry friends help the Solitude Ski Patrol do their duties.

Salt Lake's Tattoo Scene: Inclusivity is the New Frontier

Written By Stephanie Doktor

Traveling for tattoos is second nature for those seeking the perfect piece. Keep Salt Lake, the Crossroads of the West, in mind when planning your next piece.

The Fly Girls of Park City

Written By Whitney Childers

7 minute read

Kick off your ski trip by visiting Utah Olympic Park and reliving the fight for gender equality in the Olympic Winter Games with Park City’s very own women changemakers.

Day-tripping a Women-owned Business Enclave in Salt Lake City

Written By Whitney Childers

4 minute read

While the lure of Salt Lake City’s shopping and dining experience attracts tourists to downtown, less than 10 blocks away is the trendy and unique 9th and 9th and Maven District neighborhoods. It’s brimming with 40-plus women-owned businesses that are helping to boost the local economy, as well as each other.

The Art of Supporting Utah Artists

Written By Lindy Blanchette

5 minute read

Here’s a look at six local artists whose work draws upon Utah’s diverse environments as inspiration.

Turning Carbon Into Culture

Written By Andrew Dash Gillman

10 minute read

Helper, UT has a future, and it is one built by the community, through hard work, love for place and a touch of serendipity.

Farm to Table X

Written By Austen Diamond

3 minute read

James Beard-nominated Table X creates modern American cuisine with ingredients from its onsite garden.

Utah’s Women Make History

Written By Darby Doyle

5 minute read

Walk in the footsteps of Utah’s earliest women’s suffrage leaders at sites throughout downtown Salt Lake City. Along the way, view public art installations commemorating voting rights and stop at trail-adjacent local women-owned businesses.

When Turns Are About Adaptability, Not Disability

Written By Bob Wassom

6 minute read

What happens when a paralyzing accident makes skiing impossible? You start over, hope for the best — and look for all the help you can find. Here’s how one ski instructor got back on the hill with a lot of help from adaptive technology.

Why You Should Ditch I-15 on Your Way to Zion

Written By Melissa McGibbon

6 minute read

If you’re not in a rush to get to Zion National Park from Northern Utah, consider taking a long, meandering route that features historic sites, adventure breaks and out-of-this-world scenery. Hop off I-15 and take Highway 89 and four nearby scenic byways to see and do as much as you possibly can on your way to Zion.

Women In the Wilderness

Written By Kathryn Knight Sonntag

A wild woman is a woman in her natural state.

You Are Where You Eat: Salt Lake Latino’s Perfected Flavors

Written By Willy Palomo

4 minute read

Here is a guide for a day — or weekend — packed with some of the Salt Lake City's best Latino cuisine, brought to you by the hands who have cared and perfected their flavors for centuries.

Your Guide to Utah's Best Hot Springs

Written By Matcha

Here’s a quick guide to planning your visit to Utah’s best hot springs. The fun goes beyond sitting and soaking — you’ll find waterslides, paddleboard yoga, camping and music festivals that turn a quick visit into a weekend worth of fun.

Gravity and Water: Mark Making in a Winter’s Desert with Anne Kaferle

Written By Brinley Froelich

3 minute read

Finding Helper at a time when she “needed it the most,” landscape artist Anne Kaferle has put down roots in Utah, thanks to plein-air painting and the healing power of time alone in the landscape.

Exploring Mule Canyon: House on Fire and Cave Tower

Written By Matcha

4 minute read

Driving the up the dusty, terracotta-colored road toward Mule Canyon in Cedar Mesa, you get a sense that this is a special place, though you might not be able to put a finger on why.

Desert Shutter Speed

Written By Jeremy Pugh

10 minute read

After lunch isn't the prime time to head to the desert. Come early or late, and Utah's deserts will reward you with their isolated landscapes, sunrises and sunsets, and stargazing opportunities.

The World's First Dark Sky Park

Written By Matcha

On March 6, 2007, Natural Bridges National Monument became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association. More than 100,000 people visit Natural Bridges each year to check out the stunning bridges and hike in cool canyons, but only a handful of them stay through the night to see the area’s most amazing and unique feature: dark skies and glistening, bright stars.

Ice and rock, snow and splendor: Winter in Southern Utah

Written By Jeremy Pugh

10 minute read

For an extraordinary adventure, plan winter hikes in Utah’s Zion National Park. Winter rewards hikers with stunning sights of stalactites and snow covered mountains.

It’s About Time We All Unplugged

Written By Megan Michelson

7 minute read

After months of being at home, we’ve all been disconnected from each other but connected permanently to our screens. It’s time to pull the plug—literally. In Utah, you can find far-flung places to reset, wellness resorts that promote digital detox, and destinations where you can swap screen time for much-needed adventure time.

A First-ever Camping Trip on BLM Lands

Written By Sara Hobbs

As a new resident of the western United States, I’ve discovered the gift of recreating on public lands. Though daunting at first, after researching and waiting too long, the time finally felt right to try camping on BLM lands in Utah’s dinosaur country. There is no shame in trying something new.

A Grand Tour of the San Rafael Swell

Written By Radha Marcum

5 minute read

This grand tour goes into the heart of Utah's Swell from north to south, connecting the uplift’s spectacular views with playful slot-canyon hikes, bike excursions, rock art, dinosaur bones, and soft-serve cones in town.

Find a Winter Refresh in a Utah State Park

Written By Rosie Serago

4 minute read

The best Utah state parks will entice you with ice fishing, white sand and snow-dusted scenery. Take a winter break to refresh with a visit to a few of these places.

A Winter’s Desert: Visiting Southern Utah in the Slow Months

Written By Brinley Froelich

7 minute read

Experiencing the peace of canyon country in the winter is an attraction of its own.

In Search of Robbers Roost

Written By Lindy Blanchette

4 minute read

Robbers Roost Utah, one of the infamous hideouts of Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch, is not easy to find even with directions from the locals. Explore Utah.

Paradise and Slickrock

Written By Stephen Trimble

Utah's national parks seen through a lifelong relationship with Capitol Reef

What Hasn’t Been Found

Written By Rosie Serago

9 minute read

Heritage, families and legends converge along the historic Pony Express route in Utah's West Desert.

Finding Strength and Inspiration Deep in the Utah Desert

Written By Elisabeth Brentano

How a series of hiking and camping trips in Utah’s parks and wilderness put Elisabeth Brentano on a transformative journey from urbanite to nature lover.

How to Stargaze in Utah

Written By Whitney Childers

7 minute read

Tips on what to pack and when and where to go stargazing in Utah.

Permit of Solitude in Robbers Roost

Written By Visit Utah

6 minute read

Local guide Christopher Hagedorn leads a group through Robbers Roost in Southern Utah, where wind, water and time has left a primitive maze of canyons.

Knobby Tired Nomads: Bikepacking the Utah High Country

Written By Kurt Gensheimer

10 minute read

If you’re into bikepacking, Utah is a place you’ll want to check out. Read about a self-supported tour of Utah’s backcountry here, and start planning your trip.

Elevate Your Hiking with Mindfulness

Written By Annie Hartvigsen

Incorporating simple mindfulness techniques into your next hike can take the edge off anxiety and enhance your overall well being.

Lost and Found in Desolation Canyon

Written By Ben Dodds

13 minute read

Fully unplug on a return trip down the Green River through the remote Desolation Canyon. Along the way, read as the author navigates a few friends through tricky rapids and pauses on stillwater and at night to appreciate the beauty, stillness and solitude of desert wilderness. It's a 100-mile journey for dedicated adventurers, but it comes with real healing power.

Backpacking the High Uintas Wilderness [VIDEO]

Written By Andrew Dash Gillman

8 minute read

Field notes — plus a short film — on backpacking the High Uintas Wilderness. Pursue solitude, extended moments of introspection, cutthroat trout and the Milky Way.

Backpacking in Canyonlands National Park

Written By Visit Utah

7 minute read

Canyonlands National Park offers a spectrum of backpacking opportunities — from short trips at designated backcountry campsites to longer, adventurous trips that require extensive planning and desert canyon navigational knowledge.

Tips for Astrophotography

Written By Visit Utah

3 minute read

Need tips on how to take pictures of stars? Utah is the perfect location to put tips from an award-winning photographer into action.

The Hunt for Tavaputs Ranch

Written By Darby Doyle

18 minute read

Spectacular skies, off-road adventures and abundant wildlife in remote central Utah at Tavaputs Ranch.

The Freedom of Wild Places

Written By Kristen Pope

6 minute read

Clutching my hat with both hands, the wind roared and whipped by as I stood atop a rugged red rock formation, gazing out into the vastness of The Needles district of Canyonlands National Park.

Serenity Found in Torrey and Capitol Reef’s Cathedral Valley District

Written By Melissa Fields

5 minute read

Taking Southern Utah’s remote, less-traveled path in Capitol Reef's Cathedral Valley District to nurture your body, mind and spirit.