POSTED // Jun 10,2009 - Every kid with a bike and a sense of adventure eventually tries riding dirt jumps. About 40 years ago, handbuilt dirt hills were ramped up, and BMX was born...

POSTED // Jun 3,2009 - Olympic Games come and go, and it's becoming more common for those expensive buildings to begin rusting after the world has stopped paying attention. That should make Utah Olympic Park even more respected ...

POSTED // May 27,2009 - Inline skates can be your best friend in many ways. Exercise is only one of them. "Skating is just as aerobic as running, but with very little impact, so you get the same advantages as running without stressing your joints ...

POSTED // May 20,2009 - It's that sweet time of year when the days begin to warm, flowers bloom and the hefty snow pack in the Mountain West begins to melt, creating a whitewater wonderland begging to be explored by novices...

POSTED // May 6,2009 - When looking for a book outlining various hikes in a particular region, the reader will of course want information about what to expect on the trail, how to get there ...

POSTED // Apr 29,2009 - Bob Kinney gets the look a few times every year. Some Salt Lake City know-it-alls think they've seen everything our purportedly tiny metropolis has to offer,and then the bicyclists get wide-eyed ...

POSTED // Apr 22,2009 - As do most things concerning the great outdoors, the term urban fringe sounds downright extreme. Without trying to deflate it, it really isn't as exciting as it first sounds...

POSTED // Apr 15,2009 - Marathon! The very word strikes a mixture of awe and terror even into people who are in some kind of shape, let alone those of us who are more conversant with Ben & Jerry's than with a bench press.

POSTED // Apr 8,2009 - How's this for a novel Utah tourism idea: With all of this recent snow, let ski season run until July 1. Apres-ski could be done without having any bitter local or confused visitor paying a membership fee. Ah, if only it were that easy.

POSTED // Apr 1,2009 - Looking to get out, but yearning for something off the beaten track? Taking a road trip to Spiral Jetty at Rozel Point will provide a unique afternoon on the shores of the Great Salt Lake ...