Utah is one of those states that has what’s known as “shoulder season.” It’s that time between summer and fall, when it’s too cold and snowy to mountain bike, climb or hike, but there’s not enough snow to ski. So what can the outdoor junkie do during this dead zone of time? Plenty if you…
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Epic Brewing hosts Beers for Bikes
Epic Brewing Company knows how to make beer. They also recognize that bikes, like beer, make people happy. In fact, the guys at Epic are bicycle lovers who encourage cycling and bike commuting in our city. Must be the reason why they’re hosting a beer tasting party as a fundraiser for the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective. The event is…
In living color: Top Utah spots for Autumn
Don’t let the recent 90-degree days in the Salt Lake Valley fool you: autumn is here. Over the next few weeks fall colors will dazzle those who seek them out. The east coast strongholds like Vermont and Appalachia might be the first places that come to mind for leaf watching, but Utah has numerous spots…
30th annual Tour des Suds bids farewell to summer
Say goodbye to summer the mountain way at the 30th annual Tour Des Suds mountain bike hill climb in Park City. High Country locals know how to mark transitional changes with a a rowdy party, and the Tour des Suds is the ultimate, debauchery-on-wheels celebration to say goodbye to warm weather and welcome in the…
Kiva Walk makes footprints across Utah
Driving on the most desolate stretch of Highway 6 between Price and Green River over Labor Day Weekend, a strange vision lumbered in the distance. What looked like a large moose through waves of desert heat clarified into a man pushing a pack-filled cart as we sped closer. He was followed by another man carrying a large backpack. The…
“The Wildest Dream” contest winner announced
Congratulations to Tom Rathke of Layton, Utah, the winner of our “Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest” pack o’ goodies giveaway. Tom won a North Face backpack filled the following: 2 Tickets to The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest at the Clark Planetarium TIMEX Expedition watch Complete set of National Geographic (every page of every issue)…
Go West Young Burners: Surviving Burning Man
In about one week, thousands of people will drive across I-80 through Utah and Nevada to reach the Black Rock Desert in Washoe and Pershing Counties . You know it’s almost time for Burning Man when you see campy looking, overstuffed RVs struggling down long roadways. Don’t lie – you’ve followed behind them dodging dirt…
The Wildest Dream pack o’ goodies giveaway
Enter to win a North Face backpack filled with goodies! “The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest” is playing on the IMAX screen at the Clark Planetarium, and we here at UtahOutside.com want you to have the chance to go see it for free. In addition, we’re giving you the chance to win a North Face…
Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market: Timex, OutDry, lilypond and Simple Shoes
The 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market showcased the latest in new outdoor gear that will be available in retail stores in the spring of 2011, although some of the new products may already be sitting on store shelves today. Below is another small sampling of outdoor stuff from Timex, OutDry, lilypond and Simple Shoes that…
Works of art at Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market
It seems the only way a new company can make it in today’s business climate is to design an environmentally conscious product. At Summer Outdoor Retailer 2010, two earth friendly companies, from two different genres, struck me with their simplicity, beauty, originality, and works of art: The Bamboo Bottle Company and Looptworks. Bamboo Bottle Company…