A GPS is a wonderful instrument. Over 30 navigation satellites that circle the Earth constantly send out signals. Your GPS picks up these signals and, using the strongest from four or more satellites, can compute your exact location. Because it is a radio that receives satellite location ...

We were on the second day of a two-day ride with Terry and Michelle Maxfield in Washington County. I have been fascinated by Indian rock art called water glyphs since I first saw one on Lost Spring Mountain. I was excited to show one to our friends. Water glyphs may have been used to navigate ...

“Planning meeting” is code for a social event that involves going out to dinner and planning a ride. Sometimes we go out to dinner and forget to plan the ride because going out to dinner – the social part – is the most important part of the event. Everyone in my circle of friends ...

To begin with, I am happy to say that the road closure order for the Silver King Fire by the U.S. Forest Service has been lifted. All roads and trails west of Marysvale are open. The Paiute No. 1 that goes over the top of the mountain into Big Johns Flat is usually closed by now because of ...

Less than one week remains until Halloween on Thursday. However, residents of Weber and northern Davis counties can still look forward to things going bump in the night (and during the day) beyond trick-or-treating between now and the holiday. The following is a noncomprehensive list of events ...

After the Silver King Fire wreaked havoc on the mountain west of Marysvale, I invited a group of riding buddies to meet me there to learn about remaining riding opportunities. Sam Steed of the Rocky Ridge Resort offered to show us some new reasons to ride the Marysvale trails. The weather ...