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Forest Bathing

Exploring shinrin-yoku in Sugar House's Hidden Hollow.

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Jun 18,2013 - Last week, I took my dogs to the Hidden Hollow Nature Area in Sugar House to conduct a little experiment. I wanted to try shinrin-yoku, a Japanese practice that translates as “forest bathing.”

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May Hikes Bring Spring Flowers

Getting to know the flora of the Wasatch Front

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Jun 4,2013 - I didn’t receive much relief from the heat, walking a thousand feet above the valley floor, but the light breeze blowing the sweat from my shoulders and arms cooled me to some degree. Shade would have been nice, but it wasn’t a good spot for that. The vegetation in all directions was best described as low and shrubby.

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Birding on the Jordan River

Searching for the yellow-billed cuckoo

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // May 14,2013 - I’m working my way between trashcan-size balls of sagebrush. They’re just starting to leaf out. The smell is divine.

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail

Find crystal-clear views and clean air

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Apr 16,2013 - On a recent Sunday afternoon between spring rainstorms, parking for the Bonneville Shoreline trailhead overflowed onto the street.

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Running the Pipeline

Be ready for spring mud on mountain trails

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Apr 2,2013 - On a late-March weekend, I took my skis up Millcreek Canyon for a nice, mellow backcountry run in the new snow.

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Yurt Getaway

Escape urban noise, find mountain beauty

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Mar 19,2013 - Deep in the winter, in February, I took a trip to the mountains. It was time to make an exit from the city.

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Ice Fishing

Hit the ice before the weather warms up

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Mar 5,2013 - At first glance, everything is wrong with this picture: The sky is dark gray with wind-blown snow, I am standing in the middle of a lake on ice that was slushy at best the day before ...

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Cross-Country Fairways

Hit golf courses for valley skiing

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Feb 12,2013 - Crumpled in front of me in the snow lay my 7-year-old sister, a pile of pink & purple snowsuit. My father leaned over her, trying to soothe her anguish and suffering.

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Extreme Sledding

Snowy downhill thrills, no lift ticket needed

By Katherine Pioli
POSTED // Jan 22,2013 - From the saddle below the radio towers, the snow muffled—nearly muted—the sounds of the city. The breeze carried the neutral scent of a below-freezing day.

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Conquer the Superpipe

Some advice to help you take the plunge

By Wina Sturgeon
POSTED // Jan 8,2013 - There are many good ways to begin the new year—resolutions included—but one of the most powerful is to take on a new adventure that stretches and pushes your boundaries of courage and daring.
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