POSTED // Feb 9,2009 - Descending Valhalla Canyon in the Tetons in 1967, I ran into Yvon Chouinard, the world-class mountain climber. I asked Chouinard what he was up to. He pulled an Italian ice ax from his pack. I damned near died on an ice sheet a bit ago, and I put this ax on a forge and dropped the pick, he said.

POSTED // Feb 3,2009 - Descending Valhalla Canyon in the Tetons in 1967, I ran into Yvon Chouinard, the world-class mountain climber. I asked Chouinard what he was up to. He pulled an Italian ice ax from his pack. n“I damned near died on an ice sheet a bit ago, and I put this ax on a forge and dropped the pick,” he said. He was heading up to the ice on the Grand Teton to see if this invention would hold bett...

POSTED // Jun 10,2008 - I have lived in some amazing hiking places: Seattle, New England and the Alps. They all had their high points. But, hike for hike, none of those places match Utah’s diversity, history or scenic grandeur for hiking.nListed below are my hiking pearls,...

POSTED // Feb 1,2008 - Want a short list on where to hike, bike and ski? Where to take the kids for an outing? We asked “old-timer” and former Salt Lake City mayor Ted Wilson.

POSTED // Feb 1,2008 - When City Weekly asked me to write a piece about Salt Lake City, I must confess it brought some precious memories. I was born here and never really considered another hometown.