If you’re looking to plant a rare flower with a storied past that’s had a well-known song written about it, edelweiss will check all your boxes. My mother grew up in northeastern Italy, just over the Austrian border near the Alps, where edelweiss grow wild along steep rocky ledges. When ...
My daughter picked London for her senior graduation trip. My wife and I tried to talk her out of it. Not because we dislike London. It’s just that there are so many more distinctive, if not scenic, cities we’d return to first. But it was her choice. So we reluctantly booked our flights, ...
In March of 2008, I wrote an article for the Ogden newspaper about the need for an ATV club in northern Utah. We planned a meeting at the Clearfield Library in April for anyone interested. Forty people showed up at that first meeting. We worked together to organize the club. The first order ...
The safari was a bonus. The real reason we went to Africa was to visit my son, David, and his family. As a mining engineer, he was working at the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania. My son knew that if he could get his mom excited about seeing the grandkids, it would be up to me to figure out ...
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Provo Aug. 1 Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Sundance Resort, 8 p.m. (sundanceresort.com) Miss Greater Salt Lake, Covey Center for the Arts, 6 p.m. (covey.provo.gov) 2026 Provo ...
The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. 2026 Utah County Fair and Rodeo Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, July 27-Aug. 1, all day Years of work culminate in the annual county fair where there is an amazing collection of ...
We love the lively heat and distinctive smokiness from cooking over a bed of glowing red and white-hot coals any time of the year, which is why we have a whole chapter on grilling in our cookbook “Canal House: Cook Something.” We are partial to charcoal grilling in a kettle grill, but if ...
In August, I find the best time to be in the garden is as early in the day as possible. As a naturally early riser, I often find myself outside in the cool morning air with plenty of tasks to accomplish. But it doesn’t take long for the summer heat to drive me indoors, leaving my garden to ...
Some cruises are about the ship. Others are about the destinations. The 15-day British Isles Explorer aboard Viking Saturn is unapologetically both. And that's precisely why it's one of No. 1-ranked Viking’s most popular itineraries, combining historic ports with dramatic scenery and ...
I like knowing about the history of the country I am riding in, and there is a lot of history to enjoy in Sanpete County. While Ephraim is the largest city in the county, Manti is the County Seat. Ephraim is the geologic center of the state, and also of Sanpete County. Early residents were ...
