Arches National Park houses over 2,000 sandstone arches, far and away the largest collection of these rock wonders in the world. Visitors from across the globe flock to the park and viewpoints are always jam-packed during tourist season. Despite its popularity it is possible to beat the crowds in Arches and see some amazing...
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As a mountain biker, I am morally opposed to rockin’ the skin tight bike shorts. Call me old fashioned (or old fashioned sensed) because I still prefer to wear baggy cargo shorts while cruising mountain singletrack, just like when I was a kid. So when Icebreaker sent out the ultra-tight Cadence bike shorts for...
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As if the 2010/11 ski season wasn’t record breaking and awesome already, but Snowbird has made it even more incredible by announcing that they will probably be able to stay open through the Fourth of July. If you haven’t heard already, Snowbird (and all of Utah) is enjoying a record breaking snowfall year, which...
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City Creek Canyon is one of the many ways to get onto the popular Bonneville Shoreline Trail above Salt Lake City. As a counterpart to the Dry Creek entrance further south, City Creek also gets a lot of traffic from bikers, hikers, trail runners and dog walkers. But any similarities end there as the...
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There’s a saying here in Utah: ”If you don’t like the weather, wait ten minutes.” Shoulder season hikers can expect snow, rain, wind and cold temperatures, or a lovely mix of all four in the same outing. You need gear that can handle the mixed bag of elements, and Helly Hansen makes it. The...
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Porcupine Rim. It’s a Moab mountain biking legend. Our friend, Jared Anderton took a spring trip to southeastern Utah and tackled the ride with his GoPro. The subsequent edit got accolades from the online community, even winning the GoPro Video of the Day on Facebook. Here’s how Anderton describes it: “We took a late...
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Moab’s Amasa Back Trail got a whole lot more interesting with the opening of a new, official network of trails in the area, including the Pothole Arch Trail. Now, instead of the typical out-and-back, you can make your Amasa Back ride longer by adding Pothole Arch to the trip. Pothole Arch Trail is a really fun sideshow that’s...
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The search for the perfect shoe… it’s a fool’s game as no single shoe will fit everyone the same way, or function perfectly for a multitude of outdoor activities. But such a difficult task as creating the ideal-shoe-that-does-everything doesn’t stop gear companies from trying. Take the Salomon XR Crossmax trail running shoes for example. It’s a running shoe that,...
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In mountain biking, there are old-school trails, and new-school trails. New school are recently cut routes that are specifically made for mountain biking. They have banked turns, smooth, flowing lines, and fun, technical drops. Old-school trails are pretty much jeep roads and hiking trails. Amasa Back in Moab totally falls into the latter category,...
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Barefoot running is all the rage right now, but I know that it isn’t for me. Thankfully, GoLite Footwear is reaching out to runners with minimalist shoes that still offer enough support and protection to ward off those unwanted foot injuries. The Spring Lite by GoLite is a trail runner also meant for hard...
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