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When National Park Wildlife Sends You Running For Cover Complete the sentence, “When national park wildlife sends you running for cover, . . ..” Hope that nobody saw you ogling, throwing pebbles, and approaching the calf moose whose protective mama stood fifty feet...
Zion Canyon Can Be Heavenly Treacherous If you’ve done any national park hopping or wilderness trekking, you know the best experiences in life come at a price. The prices may be travel time and expense to reach the coveted destination, or they may be the challenges...
What Do Zion Williamson And Zion National Park Have In Common? For those who follow NCAA men’s basketball, you might be interested to read what the freshman phenom, Zion Williamson, of Duke University has in common with Zion National Park. For others, it would simply...
Hidden Treasures in the Southwestern Wilderness “To give people hope, and to get kids out of the house and off their handheld texting machines” were the reasons given by millionaire, Forrest Fenn, age 87, for hiding a treasure chest full of valuable gems in the...
The Truth About Bears In Utah Yes, there are bears in Utah, including Southern Utah. And 99% of the time, they are the good-news bears because of their contribution to the food cycle and ecosystems; however, as with any wild animal, there is the occasional nuisance...
Strange Myths About Hunting In America's National Parks A controversial, yet delicate subject is hunting in America’s national parks. Some groups argue it’s safe and helps control the wildlife populations; others say No way! Too dangerous and will upset the...
A Guide To Rock Climbing Near Zion National Park The sport of rock climbing is still gaining popularity, and in 2020 will be an Olympic sport in Tokyo. Bringing the sport to the global stage will surely result in a dynamic increase of climbers worldwide, especially...
The Kolob Canyons, tucked into the northwest corner of Zion National Park, is the park’s best-kept secret. A half-dozen finger canyons drain west from a high plateau, offering Zion Canyon’s spectacular red-rock scenery, breathtaking views, and rainbow-tinted cliffs...
Rock Climbing In Southern Utah Clearly, there are mountains and rock features all over the world; but there is only one Southern Utah, and no place is quite like it for rock climbing. Avid rock climbers are hard-pressed to find the beauty, variety, and easy to...
What Everyone Should Know About Utah's Tourism Like any industry, Utah’s tourism is affected by the economy, but not as much as you might think. Gas prices, wages, opportunity, and cost of living all impact the amount of revenue for tourism in every state....