I am a proud father, and my soul beams. Standing aside a desert singletrack-trail, I watch my son, Ridge, pedal his small mountain bike past me. I snap a few photos of him and his best friend, Pimm, as they race through sage and juniper with a sweeping vista of Southwestern Utah’s red rock desert…
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Biking the Navajo Rocks Loop trail in Moab
If you are headed to Moab for mountain biking, chances are you’re hoping to roll over some of that legendary slickrock. Or maybe catch an incredible canyon-rim view. Or maybe find some technical rock trails. Or maybe you just want to give your legs a serious workout and forget about everything except what’s over the…
Get warm at the 2018 Moab THAW mountain bike demo
Winter finally arrived in northern Utah, but Moab is in prime mountain biking shape. If you don’t ski and itch for slickrock and dirt trails, then get down to Moab this weekend, March 9-11, for the annual Moab THAW event. What is Moab THAW? Moab Thaw is a mountain biking tradition where riders can escape…
Kick off winter at Talking Mountain Yurts ski wax party
The calendar says it’s late December, but winter really hasn’t started yet. With nary a snowflake in the sky or on the ground in Utah, powder-starved skiers need something to do. We might as well wax our skis and party with friends while waiting. Talking Mountain Yurts has the right idea with their Winter Kickoff…
Lander Moab phone case review
Don’t let your smartphone get too hot. Don’t let it get too cold. Don’t lose it in the dark…and for Ullr’s sake DON’T DROP IT! There are far too many rules when it comes to our precious phones, but Lander is a company that can help to bend, if not totally break, those rules. Can…
Hike to Morning Glory Arch in Moab
Utah is a land bestowed with many natural wonders, and a lot of these are of the rock variety. If natural arches are your thing, then Moab is the place to be. The crowds at Arches National Park can be quite brutal in spring and summer, but there are other options for rock-seekers that offer…
Hiking to Longbow Arch in Moab
Longbow Arch, located on Poison Spider Mesa just outside Moab, has long been a bit of a local’s secret. With no “official” trail to the arch, Longbow has not seen even a fraction of hikers other nearby arches have (I’m looking at you, Corona Arch). But in 2015, the BLM proposed building an official hiking…
La Sal Mountains skiing featured in “Sandstone and Snow”
Pro ski athletes tend to spend their winters in exotic, far away mountain ranges like those found in Alaska, British Columbia, or Japan. But Aspen, Colorado-based skier, Colter Hinchliffe, chose the path least traveled (or skinned) by exploring Utah’s comparatively-seldom-skied desert range, the La Sal Mountains of Moab. Of course no athlete goes skiing without…
Moab’s greatest hits featured in video, “Being Here”
We all know how rad Moab is as a favorite getaway from urban life. The red rock desert filled with opportunities like mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing, and camping are among the best in the world. I try to make the pilgrimage there at least once a year, but after watching the video “Being Here”…
Backcountry skiing at the Geyser Pass Yurt
Utah has a brand new yurt system, and it’s in one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the country – the La Sals of Moab. Just this winter, Talking Mountain Yurts opened their doors to backcountry and nordic skiers (and summer mountain bikers) with two yurts, the Gold Basin Yurt and the Geyser Pass…