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arthur frommer's budget travel June 2008
A Quest Called Tribe Navajo Nation is a self-governing homeland for the Navajo people that occupies the states Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Visitors can take a self-guided drive around the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park area or arrange for a Navajo guide.

bicycling June 2008
Salt Lake City is taking on initiatives for improving conditions for cycling in the city, such as reduced speed limits and experimental shared-lane markers downtown, plus a new bike station at a public transportation hub.

outdoor life June/July 2008
The Toughest Trophy There are at least five, and maybe six or seven, areas to choose from in Utah, with the Henry Mountains being the place in the U.S. for hue trophy muleys right now. Other areas that quickly come to mind are legendary spots like the Paunsagaunt in southern Utah.

true west July 2008
Great Secrets of Our National Parks includes the mystery of the Upheaval Dome at Canyonlands National Park. German researchers discovered the origins just this year.

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BACKPACKER May 2008 Land of the Lost in Range Creek are found petroglyphs, cliff-side granaries, grinding stones and other well-preserved artifacts left by the Fremont, the native people who lived here and throughout Utah from 700 to 1400 AD, when they mysteriously disappeared. Designated campsites within the canyon are in the works, but for now it's prohibited so pitch your tent outside the North Gate. Permits are required ($5 per person per day) and only available at Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources website.December 2007 Adventure Vacations, The Works - Float the Green River through Stillwater Canyon in Canyonlands National Park. You will expereince redrock cliffs and spires, bighorn sheep scrambling atop mesas, side hikes down narrow tributary canyons to Puebloan art and cliff dwellings and lounge, beverage in hand, on sandy beach campsites.

BEST LIFE May 2008 Ahh Finder Located near Zion National Park, Red Mountain Spa has incredible hikes through caves, high-desert landscape, red-rock canyons, caves, sandstone cliffs and even across the Grand Canyon. Spa treatments target the muscles you use for climbing. End your adventures with a meal from the Southwest-inspired menu.

MEN'S FITNESS December 2007/January 2008 Best in Snow When you're not swooshing on the hill, refuel in the hot ski town eatery of 350 Main in Park City where portions resemble what you're actually supposed to eat at mealtime. Men's Fitness favorite is the beef tenderloin served with wild mushroom sauté and potato-Gruyère croquettes.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE February 2008 Next Weekend Pull 3 G's Headfirst at the Utah Olympic Park's Bobsled Fantasy Camp in Park City. Spend five days participating in bobsled and skeleton runs that end in runing the entire tracks at speeds up to 70 miles per hour.

SKI March/April 2008 Quick-Hit Spring Trips to Deer Valley. Try Stein Eriksen Lodge where a ski valet with warm your boots, tug your skis slopeside, and help you into your bindings. Enjoy the first gondola ride of the day up Deer Crest to slopes to yourself then head to the Royal Street Cafe for it's signature blueberry mojito. Deer Valley is a short 36-mile ride from the Salt Lake International Airport.
January 2008 Eating: Park City Shabu on Main Street is "dressed in nightclub black, boisterous as an après-ski bar and inventively pan-Asian in its tastes". 350 Main is "loud and the destination for those looking for a cosmopolitan night on the town". Ghidotti's is "Vegas by way of New Jersey: campy, elegant and, paradoxically, casual and welcoming. Come for Italian-American comfort food". O'Shucks, a raucous Main Street joint is "festooned with surfboards, its tables topped with bowls of peanuts". The over-40 set will be happy "with a martini among the Dale of Norway crowd at the elegant Troll Hallen Lounge at the Stein Eriksen Lodge"..
December 2007 Rise and Dine breakfast options at rthe estaurant The Morning Ray Cafe located in ski town Park City. The author ordered the Powder Hound omelet stuffed with mushrooms, scallions and cheese. It comes with house fries and cinnamon toast; the Kashmir green tea chai lattes complements it well. Roomy booths give you space to lay out trail maps and plan your ski day.

SKIING
February/March 2008 A Pocket Guide to Powder Mountain With access by lift, snowcat, heli and converted school bus, Powder Mountain offers one-stop schralping just 55 miles from Salt Lake City. For the biggest bang off the Paradise quad, ski beneath the Lift to short but steep Saddle Chute and Eureka, skier's left of the spine. Take a single guided heli drop and grab 2,800 vertical feet of untouched powder off nearby James Peak before hitching a lift.
January 2008 I Was There Alan Engen remembers when his family moved near Alta in 1948 when the skiing conditions were such that ski racers had to bootpack the race course and train on turning in the deep powder, a technique developed by Engen's father, Alf Engen.
December 2007 Top 5 Ski Towns for Women includes Park City, which is close to the Salt Lake City airport and has three resorts, Park City Mountain Resort, The Canyons, and Deer Valley. Main Street offers gourmet restaurants, Hollywood-style dance clubs, historic walking tours, The Egyptian Theater Company and at least a dozen spas. You can even visit the Utah Olympic Park and take a bobsled ride.

SHAPE February 2008 Get Out and Enjoy the Snow Downhill Skiing for Beginners at Deer Valley Resort. Beginners have it easy on the property's six peaks with the navigatable runs at the top. There are plenty trainging center ski camps, women's weekends and one hour intros to skiing lessons. The Washington School Inn is within walking distance of popular restaurants and bars.

VIA January/February 2008 On the Road Readers' favorite uncommonly good pizza places include Wasatch Pizza in 5 Salt Lake City locations. The menu offers 20 combinations named for local attractions. Taste Peruvian restaurants are now emerging in the West including Salt Lake City's El Chalan. Roundup Small theaters, big rewards in intimate theaters Egyptina Theatre Company in Park City features big musicals and the Plan-B Theatre Company in Salt Lake City features socially conscious new works and re-envisioned classics. The Best Food City in the West Six More Delicious Choices in Salt Lake City includes Takashi and Red Iguana. Events January 11-April 13 Natural Revelations: Paints by Susan Swartz at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City, January 17-25 Slamdance various locations in Park City, February 8-10 Superfly Open at Powder Mountain Resort in Eden, February 16 Love, Janis at Eccles Center in Park City.

WILD WEST February 2007 Ghost Towns The history of Grafton's settlement, growth, weather history, relocation, harvest and produce, population, attacks on the town, natural disasters, and last inhabitants. Grafton has been the backdrop to numerous Hollywood westerns
December 2007 Self-reliant Mormons Started Deseret Mint, commonly referred to as 'the money mill' in November 1848 to achieve economic development in their new home.

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