Ski Utah posted the anticipated Utah ski resort opening dates and it looks like Solitude will be the first to start up the bull wheels and get the lifts humming on November 13.
Black Diamond Orbit Lantern review
Lanterns have long been an integral part of campsites for generations. Like the crackle of a campfire, the hiss of a gas lantern embodies the experience of spending the night outside. But gas lanterns are large, heavy, and require fuel, making them inappropriate for long backpacking trips. As a result, headlamps are a preferred source of light for backpackers. Although they’re great for setting up a tent or making dinner in the dark, headlamps don’t create the warm, glowing atmosphere that a lantern provides.
Guyot Designs Cup/Bowl Set review
Serious campers and backpackers are always on the lookout for the next big thing among lightweight cooking gear. But rather than spend tons of cash for space-age titanuim pots and bowls, there is a new option out there. Silicon. Enter the Guyot Squishy Bowl.
Mountain biking The Bobsled
The Bobsled, a wild descent from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, is a semi-technical series of rutted single track, stream beds, banking turns, jumps, obstacles, low-hanging branches, and several abandoned cars. Any mountain biker will tell you it’s is the only way to ride down between City Creek Canyon and Dry Creek as Bobsled is a sort of test piece for the Bonneville Shoreline. Talk to a fellow biker about riding above Salt Lake City, and they will always ask if you’ve tried Bobsled.
Mountain biking the White Rim Trail: Day four
The morning of the fourth day on the White Rim Trail broke clear and sunny. The horrible wind that plagued us the day before was gone, but the storm left cold air behind. We dusted ourselves off, packed up, ate breakfast and started biking the last leg of our trip.
Mountain biking the White Rim Trail: Day three
The warm weather and sunny skies were gone when we emerged from our tents on the morning of the third day on the White Rim Trail. It was overcast and the wind was not promising an easy ride. Keeping a positive attitude, and the hope that the weather would clear up later in the day, we ate breakfast and saddled up on our bikes.
Mountain biking the White Rim Trail: Day two
On the second day, the longest stretch lay before us. There was 28 miles to ride, split by the steepest hill on the trail, Murphy’s Hogback. The morning started out clear and sunny, and with the Hogback in mind, we loaded up on a big breakfast before packing up and heading out.
Mountain biking the White Rim Trail: Day one
The first day on the White Rim Trail started out freezing cold. The ground around the Island in the Sky Visitor Center was covered in snow, and a sharp wind was blowing across the top of the mesa. We bundled up in ski coats and gloves, and rode our bikes down the Shafer Trail switchbacks that descend to the White Rim of Canyonlands National Park.
The White Rim Trail (video)
Mountain biking the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park has been by far the best outdoor adventure of the spring so far. Four days and three nights cruising along some of the most scenic red-rock country in the world from the seat of a bike doesn’t get much better.
Park City Paralympian Chris Waddell summits Kilimanjaro
Park City resident, Chris Waddell, became the first paraplegic person to summit Mount Kilimanjaro unassisted.
On September 30, 2009, Waddell posted a short mesage on his blog at One Revolution that read, “We summited today. Slept in the crater last night. Everyone’s asleep. Long day. At hotel tomorrow. Will catch you all up.”
The highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro is described as “a walkable mountain.” But for someone who has to use a wheelchair to get around, Kilimanjaro poses a much bigger challenge as the only way for Waddell to ascend the massive peak is by using a custom built hand-cycle.