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Finding divinity in a big rock

March 16, 2026 09:48 AM
When my professor said we'd wake up at dawn on our Sunday “day of rest” to drive through southern Utah and look at rocks, I wasn't the sunniest.
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Photo Story: Provo's hot air balloon festival

July 07, 2021 12:00 AM
America's Freedom Festival at Provo celebrated the 4th of July with an annual hot air balloon fest each morning on July 2, 3 and 5. Utah residents bring chairs and blankets and wait for balloons to be blown up. Once they're blown up, everyone walks around to see the balloons and take pictures. The balloons normally launch into the sky, but didn't on July 5 when these photos were taken because of bad weather.
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