“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 ...

Interesting things happen when you throw something together on short notice. Sam Steed, who owns and operates the Rocky Ridge Resort in Marysvale, presented a plan to invite ATV community members to understand better what trails were open and closed from damages caused by the Silver King ...

Tie Fork is a rest area in Spanish Fork Canyon. It replaced the old Tucker rest stop a few miles up the canyon which is now the trailhead for North Skyline Drive. On a ride from Tie Fork last year, I realized that this rest area is positioned to be a key access point to thousands of miles of ...