Utah

Here's a little secret about Deer Valley: it may be known for its perfect Utah powder, but the locals will tell you that summer is where it's at. In summer, daylight lingers long past 9:00 pm, the mountains are filled with wildflowers, and the bustling yet quaint town of Park City keeps visitors ...

There are times when we want to be remote, and far from civilization, and times when we want to be in the heart of it all, while not giving up access to great recreation. Enter Newpark Resort in Park City, Utah. Newpark Resort is less than 30 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and makes for a r...

If you didn’t already know, folks in Utah are pretty passionate about their wildflowers. There are no fewer than four (FOUR!) Utah-centric apps specifically dedicated to identifying the little four-petaled lavender flower that sprung up by your tent overnight. (Check the apps out here, here, here...

I’ve been venturing to Moab and it’s surrounding sandcastles for the past fourteen years. Every time, I sink my toes and soul in a little deeper. As a climber, I’ve spent a lot of time scaling Moab’s cliffs, but wandering cross-country in the desert is a new way for me to see more of this wild la...

Before moving to the Salt Lake area, I had only ever driven by The Great Salt Lake on my way to California. I really didn't know anything about it, and never bothered to explore it. The first time I actually stopped to walk out to the shoreline, I was pretty turned off because of the smell. I thi...

The Outbound's first Pursuit event of 2019 kicked off at at Snowbasin Resort in Utah and it was a success! Attendees came from all over -- two countries and 29 states -- and spanned all ages --14 to 70 years old. Despite different backgrounds, everyone came together at the event creating a real ...

Throughout the past few years Black Diamond has been making a push towards the climbing shoe market. Black Diamond has pretty much dominated the US climbing market when it came to quickdraws, cams, and ice tools. Previously named Chouinard Equipment, Black Diamond has been at the forefront of the...

Need an event that has something for every outdoor enthusiast in your family? Maverik presents Vamoose “Rendezvous” kicks off on Saturday, April 20th at The Gateway in Salt Lake City. The event highlights activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Entry to all activities is free and ope...

This past spring I drove from San Francisco to meet friends in Salt Lake City and head down to Moab for a climbing trip we'd had in the books for months. We had two primary climbing objectives for the trip: Ancient Art and Castleton Tower. After knocking out Ancient Art on our first day, we were ...

The Lake Powell area in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is an adventure mecca that has activities for any and all travelers. The 186-mile Lake Powell, which spans the Arizona-Utah border, is the second-largest man-made reservoir in the United States. It has approximately 2,000 miles of shor...

We are excited to launch our first #EveryoneOutside film featuring Nailah Blades Wylie and her organization, Color Outside. We are proud to support Nailah and her mission to build a safe space for women of color to come together and create unapologetic, soul-stirring lives through outdoor adventu...

The folks at More Than Just Parks, one of my favorite film production teams, are working with the U.S. Forest Service and the nonprofit organization Salmon Valley Stewardship to promote the recreation in and conservation of our national forests with Your Forests. Your Future. In creating films, i...

This brief teaser on rafting in Southern Utah's redrock canyons, sponsored by O.A.R.S., is nicely pairedwith an old-timey reading of Edward Abbey, American writer and environmentalist.It's hard not to be inspired by Abbey's descriptive prose, which urges us to go out and enjoynature, and is paire...