Outdoor Adventure: Ice, Mixed & Dry/Tool Climbing

Human powered action sports or human powered alternative sports, are usually characterized by high speeds and high risk. These sports can include; mountain biking, BMX, skiing, skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, base-jumping and kite-boarding. Climbing, which can be added to this category, usually moves at slower speeds but holds just as intense risks and rewards. Climbing in […]

Payson Native Competes at Olympic Trials

It was the ending to a dream season that Payson native Summer Allen didn’t think would be a reality: competing in the steeplechase at the 2021 Olympic Trials. Allen, who currently runs for Weber State University, comes from a running family. In fact, her parents are Hawk and Cheryl Harper of Orem who own Runner’s […]

Parks are the perfect place to socialize your toddlers post-pandemic

July 2021

It was a sight unseen for what seemed like forever. Kids were playing at a splash pad — like, lots of kids were playing in the same general vicinity.  I mean, it was almost something out of a movie. I almost didn’t know what to make of it, but yet I was there with my […]

Chairbound Sportsman Experiences More than a Buffalo Hunt

Chairbound Sportsman events are always about more than the hunt or fishing trip for a physically handicapped civilian or retired military individual.  They are always about pursuit of a passion or pleasure thought lost by an accident or medically debilitating physical condition. However, the March 6 “Big Bull Buffalo Hunt for Heather Terry” was about […]

Birds of a Feather

One of the largest migrations of snow geese takes place right in our backyard One of the largest annual migration visits of snow geese in the United States occurs just a few miles west of Delta. From Mid-February to Mid-March an estimated 20,000 snow geese stop for rest and nourishment at the Gunnison Bend Reservoir.  […]

Ranch brings thrill of the hunt to life for enthusiasts

You are probably familiar with the large non-flying bird native to Australia called an emu. They can be six feet tall, weigh 80 to 100 pounds or more, and run 30 miles per hour.  Emus are valued for their meat, their oil, their feathers, and their leather. Just think, an emu leg is a meal […]

Kindness Rocks Help Spread the Joy of Creativity

Growing up, I had few people I could call “best friends,” but I was blessed with a “best cousin.”  We saw each other only a handful of times a year, but our visits were a reliable constant. Similarly reliable was the (mostly) friendly rivalry resulting from such infrequent communication.  On these visits, and in a […]