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ATV Adventures: A plan to ride the Shoshone ATV Trail System

We started with one plan for a ride on the Shoshone ATV Trail System. It was a route that we took two years ago from Black Smith’s Fork to Garden City. Who are we? My grandson, Mark, and his wife, Charlotta, and my wife, Gayle. That was an adventure – a storm broke on our way back, and ...

Utah Valley Living: 3 events to check out this week (June 20-28)

The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. Absolute Adele with Jennifer Celia Covey Center Main Stage, Provo, June 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Enjoy a delightful tribute to one of the iconic modern voices of this era. The ...

Get Out There: 5 borderlines that feel like two trips in one

Some of the world’s most fascinating places live in tension. Between languages. Between governments. Between religions, cuisines, ideologies, and identities. They are borderline towns living on the literal edge. Places where boundaries blur and travel doubles. I’ve long believed the best ...

ATV Adventures: Riding Southam Canyon through ghost towns in Uintah County

It was the second day of the 2026 Outlaw Jamboree in Vernal, Utah. The previous day was spent on the John Taylor Loop, in the mountains north of town. On this day, we were riding at an elevation close to 5,000 feet lower, in washes and canyons south of Vernal, in mining country. Traveling ...

Get Out There: The hidden infrastructure that makes travel possible

I’ve flown thousands of miles, stayed in countless hotels, and wandered streets in dozens of countries. I’ve done it so much that travel often feels effortless. That is until you stop and wonder what makes it all possible. It’s built on unseen systems most of us never notice, operating ...

Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (June 13-21)

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Provo June 13 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tomas, Covey Center for the Arts, 6:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov) 2026 Provo Farmer's Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ...

Utah Valley Living: 3 events to check out this week (June 13-21)

The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. 2026 Flag Day Ceremony Provo Veterans Memorial Park, June 15, 7 p.m. The symbol known as "Old Glory" may mean different things to different people but it gets its own ...

Get Out There: 5 ways to travel with ‘new eyes’

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,” wrote influential author Marcel Proust, "but in having new eyes.” I couldn't agree more. There’s a moment, somewhere between airports and unfamiliar sidewalks, when travel stops being geography and becomes ...

ATV Adventures: Riding the John Taylor Loop at the Outlaw Jamboree

It was the first day of the 2026 Outlaw Jamboree in Vernal. I was with three friends who chose the John Taylor loop because it was rated 3 out of 10. We were looking for an easy ride through the Ashley National Forest. While we did get a beautiful ride, we also got more than we bargained ...

Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (June 6-14)

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Provo June 6 2026 Utah Valley Marathon, Downtown Provo, 6 a.m. (utahvalleymarathon.com) Spring Opera, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu) Luau Pig Roast, Sundance Resort, 4-7:30 ...