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Get Out There: 5 ways to respect the great (but sometimes deadly) outdoors

I treasure the great outdoors but am by no means a boy scout. I’m not proud to admit it, but my sense of direction is horrible, despite my experience. I’ve gotten lost on wilderness trails all over the state, not to mention multi-day hikes all over the world. I was clearly absent the day ...

New community basketball court opens at Orem’s Windsor Park

Anyone driving past Windsor Park in Orem on Tuesday afternoon had to be wondering what was going on. Cars were parked for blocks along the road, a DJ was pumping out music, families were lined up for shave ice and the place was filled with kids in bright purple shirts. The moment was the ...

Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (June 21-29)

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week: Utah Valley June 21 2025 Utah Valley Parade of Homes (uvparade.com) Central Provo June 21 Family Arts Festival 2025, Brigham Young University Museum of Art (June 21-28) 2025 America's Pickleball ...

ATV Adventures: Taking the challenge of the Babylon–Toquerville Falls Trail

The Babylon–Toquerville Falls Trail is an old favorite — I have ridden it several times. Its location near Leeds in southern Utah makes it a fun trail to take in February. It is not as fun to ride just one or the other as it is to do both of them together. Construction has changed the ...

Indoor pickleball franchise to open new 13-court facility in Utah County

As the popularity of pickleball continues to rise, a Utah-based franchise is bringing a new indoor facility in northern Utah County this weekend. The Picklr, an indoor pickleball franchise headquartered in Kaysville, will open its new 40,000-square-foot, 13-court facility Saturday. According ...

ATV Adventures: A tale of two trails at the Outlaw ATV Jamboree

The 2025 Outlaw Jamboree is over, but the memories linger of the tales of the trails I rode at this Vernal event. The weather was perfect, and the trails were ready for us — more ready for me than I was for them. This jamboree has a lot of bang for your buck. The description of the ...