Rocky Mountain (Bike) High
I am standing in a parking lot at the base of Dutch Hollow in Midway, listening to the excited chatter of the three women I’m about to follow up my first-ever mountain bike trail. The gloves I’m wearing disguise my sweaty palms as I grip the handlebars of a borrowed bike, staring up a dusty […]
A Sense of Belonging
As Heber Valley locals, we are familiar with the need to hit the brakes as the person driving the car in front of us slows down to admire the view. If we’re lucky, they’ll pull over at a scenic overlook to take in the scenery we often take for granted as we hurry from one […]
Wishin’ I Was Fishin’
“Poets talk about “spots of time,” but it is really fishermen who experience eternity compressed into a moment. No one can tell what a spot of time is until suddenly the whole world is a fish and the fish is gone.” — Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories There are few […]
Mushroom Forage
“Once you start to learn even a little about fungi, it feels like you can’t see the world the same again.” Erin Moore, Secretary Mushroom Society of Utah My first mushroom forage happened by accident while studying abroad in Northern Germany. As I hiked through the woods with my host parents on a rainy autumn […]
Meditation Boost your Health
“Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely.” – Joe Dispenza, You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter I’m sitting in my hotel room, listening to the river running over rocks outside the window and reflecting on what I’ve just experienced. Less than five minutes ago, I was lying on a yoga mat on […]
Fall in Love with South Summit
Now that the temperatures are dropping, it’s the perfect time for a weekend road trip or stay-cation. The true bonus is the breathtaking fall foliage that begins to pop in the High Uintas in roughly mid-September, and puts on a dazzling show through October. A short drive from Heber up State Route 32 takes you […]
We Grow Together
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Margaret J. Wheatley Right now, it’s still just a wild field with two signs on opposite ends advertising a vision of what this land will become. The goal: to build a second high school alongside a technical college that will […]
Star Light Star Bright
“Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?” – Neil Gaiman Poets, authors, painters, and musicians have dedicated masterworks to the stars for centuries. Ancient humans crafted their entire cities after the patterns of the cosmos, and some of the earliest cave artwork […]
Container Gardening
The soil is finally thawing, the sap’s beginning to run, and for those of us who choose to garden, it’s time to place the first small seeds into the dark soil and wait for the miracle of an emerging bud to appear. It’s no wonder ancient scientists became obsessed with alchemy, the transformation of matter. […]
Get Hooked on Fishing
When families come to the Heber Valley, it’s usually to take advantage of the many outdoor recreational activities our beautiful valley boasts: mountain biking, hiking, snowmobiling, and more! As Spring awakens the land and the rivers swell with fresh mountain snow runoff, one of the more popular family adventures is fishing. And no wonder, with […]