Essays
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Hunting deer on a mountain bike
Two friends go on a fossil-fuel-free deer hunt using mountain bikes.
by Nadia White, Nov 24, 2011 -
Wrestling with a destiny of dryness
A Utah writer struggles with his family’s predilection to always end up living in very arid places.
by John Bennion, Nov 10, 2011 -
Killing for conservation in national parks
Getting weeds out of the national parks is an endless war that can never be won, but many Park Service employees are willing - and happy - warriors.
by Amy Whitcomb, Oct 16, 2011 -
What we take and leave when wildfire comes
A writer catalogues the practical and the sentimental objects grabbed when people flee their homes
by David Frey, Oct 16, 2011 -
The mirage of pristine wilderness
The old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest may not be that old after all - but that doesn't mean they're not big and beautiful.
by Emma Marris, Oct 06, 2011 -
How I survive scorching Phoenix summers
The midsummer heat of Phoenix is unbearable to an adult human being - unless you take a lesson from the desert wildlife, and adapt.
by Aaron Gilbreath, Sep 15, 2011 -
River rafting -- no car required
How to enjoy a summer raft trip, fossil-fuel-free.
by Jeremy N. Smith, Aug 25, 2011 -
Adventuring on Colorado's big peaks
A woman finds solace and delight in climbing Colorado's highest and most challenging mountains.
by Jane Koerner, Aug 18, 2011 -
Wedding in the shadowed valley
What do you do when you're hit by doubts on the very morning of your wedding?
by Julie Rehmeyer, Aug 04, 2011 -
River Town
Flagstaff, Ariz., may not really have its own river, but to many of its residents it is a true river town.
by Christa Sadler, Jun 26, 2011 -
Encountering a California condor takes one writer back in time
An interaction with a rare vulture sparks reflections on dinosaurs and extinction.
by Liza Gross, Jun 23, 2011 -
The One-Eyed Squirrel of Ooh-Aah Point
Ol' One-Eye of Ooh-Aah Point leads a wildlife-loving trail-crew worker to act a bit out of character…
by Nathaniel Brodie, Jun 02, 2011 -
Walking in the body of being
Not everybody understands why pinacate beetles are such good company, but philosopher Baruch Spinoza is likely one of them.
by Sharman Apt Russell , May 26, 2011 -
The sign maker
The wooden signs Phil Garfoot made still offer directions to his friends, even after his death.
by Ana Maria Spagna, Apr 21, 2011 -
The Tao of Pow: Learning to love winter
A newcomer to Utah learns to love winter with the help of snowshoes.
by Christopher Cokinos, Apr 03, 2011 -
Defriending Joe Hill: Stegner's lesson for the Oscars
Wallace Stegner struggled over the ethics of writing a “fictional biography” of labor organizer Joe Hill; today, filmmakers blithely make “fictional biographies” of living characters like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 28, 2011 -
Craig Childs walks with desert ghosts on the Navajo Nation
The author tries to walk like a ghost through a wild and haunted landscape.
by Craig Childs, Feb 20, 2011 -
Plenty of wood in the pile
Nothing says "security" like kind neighbors and a nice big woodpile for the winter.
by Irene Wanner , Feb 17, 2011 -
Depth afield
Why are photographs of the Western landscape so essential to our lives?
by Cameron Walker, Jan 27, 2011 -
Ronald Reagan: The accidental environmentalist
Former president's poor economic record had environmental benefits.
by Ed Quillen, Jan 09, 2011
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