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Who knew fishing could be such a thrill!
I was introduced to the new sport of bow fishing by the wonderful people at the Utah Bow Fishing Association. Their goal is to clean up Utah’s waterways by shooting carp, a toxic fish, with bows and arrows. And if it’s also a blast, then so be it.
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Forget Sundance—the biggest celebrities in the mountains drawing out all the photographers, paparazzi, and tourists are the moose. They are everywhere and nowhere all at once. Continue reading “The Biggest Celebrities in the Mountains”
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Wildflowers growing high in the mountains have a very short season to show off their gorgeous blooms. To extend their blooming season, a few of these flowers have a secret super power. Continue reading “The Secret Super Power of Wildflowers”
Mina doesn’t believe in myths, but she does believe in murder.
Mina Park, a river guide/ski instructor/part-time deputy/whatever-pays-the-bills-this-month, stumbles upon the remains of a human body in the snow at the local ski resort. Something had ripped it into pieces, leaving behind only one track, a bare footprint. A footprint twice the size of a normal man’s. Continue reading “Winter Stalker: A Lost Gorge Mystery”
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This waterfall formed after fifteen minutes of rain. We were boating up Forgotten Canyon in Lake Powell when the blinding downpour drove us into a small cove. Small waterfalls streamed down the rock walls on all sides as we tried to secure the rain cap over the boat, jostling us up and down in the waves.
Continue reading “When a Summer Day Turns Dangerous in a Flash Flood”
Facing hypothermia and starvation is nothing compared to the unknown pursuer who will not stop hunting her. A gripping standalone mystery that will keep you guessing.
Neither of them will survive the search alone.
When a strange woman stumbles out of the mountains, disheveled and bleeding, begging for help to find a lost child, Sheriff Sol Chapa stops everything to search. Three days later, with no sign the girl even existed, sympathy turns to suspicion, and the woman disappears as quickly as she appeared. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, Sol is haunted by the small chance that he failed. Continue reading “Summer Searcher: A Lost Gorge Mystery”
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Moqui Caves are actually old mines where they carried out, of all things, sand. I’m not quite sure I understand this as the mine sits only a few minutes from miles of sand dunes. Perhaps, a low tech way to keep the settler kids out of trouble? The mines are on Highway 89 just north of Kanab, Utah.
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10. You have a drawer dedicated to ski clothes, another for swimsuits, and yet another for hiking clothes.
9.You have four different helmets: climbing, skiing, biking, and four-wheeling.
8. Your bike matches your jersey, which matches your jacket, which matches your skis. Continue reading “Top Ten Signs You Have an Outdoor Gear Addiction”
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Don’t let the name fool you. You could not find a less fitting moniker. In the corner of the Utah desert, it rarely sees snow. Named not for the weather but for a pioneer family. Beyond its name there are other unexpected things about this oasis.
