Melissa Fields

Melissa (O' Brien) Fields is a contributing writer for Salt Lake magazine. She is an accomplished freelance writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience.
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Winter’s Best Workout: Skate Skiing

Tired of sweating it out in the gym? Time to learn to skate ski. After relocating to Utah from the Upper Midwest flatlands to Utah in my mid-20s, I let my classic-style...

Hut-to-Hut Skiing is Coming to the Uintas

Though I’ve never had the pleasure of going on a hut-to-hut ski vacation, I am wistful about doing so all the same. I imagine days filled with skiing run after run of...

How to Cut Down your Own Christmas Tree in Utah

In rural Northern Michigan where I grew Up, walking out into the “woods” to cut down a Christmas tree was a holiday tradition as essential as sipping eggnog and eating too many...

Yoga and Cycling: Five Poses for Post-Ride Recovery

I don’t have to look at my watch to know I’ve been on my road bike for almost three hours. It’s not so much that my legs are fatigued, it’s the aches...

SUP Your Way to Fitness

Fish flops through the glassy water surface just out from the nose of my paddleboard. I glide lazily along under a clear, blue sky, watching for another. Eventually, I sit down, secure...

Nine Easy Hikes in Utah Perfect for After Work

Nine low-mileage hikes offer great views, interesting destinations and, most importantly, post-work decompression Though you may be unfamiliar with the term “wildland-urban interface,” if you live anywhere along the Wasatch Front, you bear...

Where to Eat, Stay and Play along Utah’s Scenic Byway 12

While Utah has no shortage of scenic drives, only Highway 12 has the distinction of being both a Scenic Byway and “a destination unto itself.

Hit the Boards: How to Prep for Spring Climbing

"The gym makes your body strong but your mind soft” is an adage many seasoned rock climbers know all too well. And it’s no wonder. Even the most mindful climbers let their...

Melissa Fields

Melissa (O' Brien) Fields is a contributing writer for Salt Lake magazine. She is an accomplished freelance writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience.