If you're looking to get out of town for the Labor Day Weekend, you just might want to consider The 22nd Annual Moab Music Festival which opens this week with both indoor and outdoor concerts. As thousands of Utah Symphony patrons discovered earlier this month, the...
It’s not always easy to keep house guests happy in Telluride. Especially when they’ve been to our box canyon over a dozen times and are finding Bear Creek a little predictable. Which is why Andy and I decided to do something different with parents when...
[caption id="attachment_44162" align="alignright" width="300"] Overlooking Boulder, Utah[/caption] I am not supposed to be riding a road bike through remote Western Utah right now. In fact, there are a hundred, no probably a thousand things that need my attention, namely parenting, working, or writing short stories for...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="804"] Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Photo by Steven Bratman[/caption] Colorado is a wonderful place to live. No matter how long you’ve been here, there are still amazing, outdoor places to discover. Wild west, nature loving, and out-of-this-world hidden gems that will surprise...
In the above picture, climber Emily Harrington takes the hard way up southern China’s Moon Hill, an arch from the remains of a collapsed cave. Sightseers have an easier option; a paved walkway to a viewpoint beneath the arch, then a dirt path to the...
Greg Melville writes in the Outside blog about a little known secret: "That cabin you’ve always dreamed of? It’s within reach—if you know where to look." You know you've always wanted to buy a cabin high in the mountains. Now's your chance. The best real estate isn't always...
Like Telluride, it’s a little town with big-time charm – and the perfect stop on our march up the coast from Los Angeles to Bellevue, Washington, for a family wedding. Boonville, California was founded in 1862 by John Burgots. The Tinker Toy town was originally called...
In an article in Space.com Geoff Gaherty with Starry Night Education, Explains the Science behind the Summer Solstice. The Earth will reach one of its four major way stations Saturday (June 21) during its annual trip around the sun. The sun will reach its northernmost point in...
A new study written about by Olga Khazan in The Atlantic suggests that extroverts, like me, are not meant for long, isolated voyages. Damn, I guess I won't be going to Mars any time soon! Extroverted friends are good for a lot of things—serving as deft and...
Mike Wall, Senior Writer at Space.com reports about the recent discovery of the Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life: "Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the oldest known alien world that could be capable of supporting life, and it's just a stone's throw...
