Fall in Utah is a beautiful and much-anticipated time of year. With its crisp air, changing leaves, pumpkin carvings, apple pies, and the holidays right around the corner, it's no surprise so many people love fall. So break out the scarfs, flannel, pumpkin spice, and check these fun fall activities…
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Due to the thousands of square miles of wilderness within Utah Valley's Wasatch Mountains, we are among the ranks of premier hiking locations. With six mountain peaks over 10,000 feet tall and parts of two trails over 300 miles long, there are challenging adventures for the ultimate thrill seeker…
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“And at the end of the day your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling” - Shanti. Summer brings the opportunity to explore, to do hard things, and to stoke the fire of curiosity and adventure in children and in ourselves; to experience something new is to be childlike again…
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Hiking is one of the best ways to experience the outdoors in Utah Valley, from the mountaintops to the rims overlooking the valley. Some of the best hikes are the ones that lead to the rewarding end of a waterfall. Utah County has a variety of waterfall hikes, and while most of the following are…
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Looking for a winter sport that the whole family can enjoy, without breaking the budget? Of all the winter sports, snowshoeing is perhaps the most family-friendly, and best of all, it can usually be done for nothing more than the cost of equipment. While snowshoeing may look complicated, it’s…
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Flying down the mountain on my sled, I knew that adventure sledding would become our next family tradition. There is nothing quite like it. Santa must have known because we found brand new, super-fast sleds under the Christmas tree this year. You may be asking, “What is adventure sledding?”…
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As a transplant from California, I was excited to see snowflakes my first winter in Utah Valley—but the charm wore off fast. A few years ago, my husband, Ellis, and I made it our quest to embrace winter outside—we went hiking, we went skiing, we even lugged sleds up Slate Canyon and slid back down…
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Have you ever been on an Instagram scavenger hunt? It's pretty much a search for the coolest, most iconic, and most eye-catching photography locations in a city! In Utah Valley, we have both urban and natural beauties that make pictures worth a thousand words. Here is a list of some of our most…
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Let me state the obvious, we are extremely lucky in Utah Valley when it comes to the amount of wildland we can access. If you think about it, most people in the valley can be in a canyon, by a lake, or at a trailhead within 15 to 30 minutes! Heck, some can even walk to these places in less than…
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Reflect with me to the last time you were in nature. A place secluded from the hustle and bustle of society, where you had time to really live in the moment. Now, close your eyes and imagine that you are back in that place, exploring and taking it all in as if it was your first time there. As you…
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