Adventures

Leaving Las Vegas: Escape the Bright Lights of the City and Explore Outside

Fall in Las Vegas is the perfect time to escape the crowds, the lights and The Strip and venture outdoors to the desert. The weather is Goldilocks perfect, and plenty of adventures...

Three Fall Hikes Near Salt Lake City

Take a gander at the mountainsides around Salt Lake City and you’ll see the reds and yellows starting to pop, which means only one thing: leaf peeping season is officially here! As...

Discover More Than Just the Race During the St. George Marathon

Salt lake resident Stuart Graves has run a whopping 47 marathons worldwide. Although he still runs every day, his marathoning days are behind him (“I can’t even imagine doing a marathon again.”)...

Four Adventures to See Utah’s Fall Colors

Sometimes I think Salt Lakers and Utahns in general don't know what to do with fall and Utah's Fall Colors. Everyone plays so hard here—at first powder, we hit the slopes, we...

Explore The Buttoned-Down Beach Town of Newport

Newport Beach is just 20 minutes north of another iconic Orange County beach town, Laguna Beach. But they are worlds apart. Laguna Beach is the silhouette of a tousle-haired blond emerging from...

Explore Zion National Park in the Fall

Of the five National Parks in Utah, Zion (not “Zion’s”) is the most-visited. It drew 4.6 million visits in 2023 (only slightly less than the Grand Canyon’s 4.7 million). The park’s popularity...

Tackling the 203-mile LoToJa Bike Race

It’s predawn, the Saturday after Labor Day—the dewy chill of fall prickling the air. A gaggle of middle-aged, spandex-clad women hops into two Sprinter Vans, hauling bikes, bags and coolers. We crank...

Dig Into Fall with Master Gardener Amanda Pratt

Combining her love for design and plants into her business A Lavender Garden, Master Gardener Amanda Pratt offers home horticulture consults, landscape design, and one-on-one Utah-based gardening education—with a focus on sustainable practices,...