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Healthy Living

BYU students use summer to hike the extra mile

By Kjersten Johnson
May 04, 2016 12:00 AM
Morgen Glessing's friends dropped him off at the beginning of the PCT, a 2,600-mile hike from Mexico to Canada. (Morgen Glessing)
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Healthy Living

Trails near BYU campus offer students outdoor adventure

By Coben Hoch
May 04, 2016 12:00 AM
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Healthy Living

Backpackers share tips for hiking success

By Tanner Young
April 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Grabbing a pack and heading for the mountains is needed refuge for some. But in order to have a good experience, hikers need to pack their backpacks properly. Before the first water bottle or the last granola bar gets loaded in, the right pack must be found.
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Healthy Living

Backpack designs and technology aid students, runners

By Coben Hoch
April 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Craig Tracy, supervisor at Cougar Tech, holds a Dakine Campus 33L backpack, which BYU students use while studying abroad. (Natalie Bothwell)
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Healthy Living

BYU's Timp hike, discontinued in 70s, posed serious erosion threat

By Laurajane Blaser
November 24, 2015 12:00 AM
The first group of students led by Eugene Roberts at the summit of Mount Timpanogos in 1912. These students made the climb despite the lack of a worn trail. (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
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Healthy Living

Eagles Nest Outfitters relaunches college ambassador program

By Alexander Balkman
November 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Eagles Nest Outfitters is going back to its roots and glory days and has begun its relaunch of the ENO college ambassadors program.
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Healthy Living

The outdoors are calling to BYU students

By Tommy Higham
November 16, 2015 12:00 AM
Bikes, kayaks, and other outdoor gear on display at Outdoors Unlimited in Provo. This BYU service is a diamond in the rough. (Maddi Driggs)
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Local

Grassroots Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' brings action front and center

By Universe Contributor
October 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Toria Truax, playing Macbeth, gets up close and personal with the audience during the Grassroots Shakespeare Company's gender-swapped performance of Macbeth at Provo's Castle Amphitheater. (Sam Turner)
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Local

Zion National Park among national parks with huge spikes in visitation

September 02, 2015 12:00 AM
In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 photo, visitors gather at an outlook on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. The Grand Canyon and other big national parks are seeing more visitors than usual this year, partly driven by good weather, cheap gas and marketing campaigns. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
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Uncategorized

A safe hike with Utah wildlife

By Nate Brown
July 14, 2015 12:00 AM
A rattlesnake slithers along a Utah hiking trail. If you see a rattlesnake, give it plenty of space, and don't harass it. (Division of Wildlife Resources)
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Campus

'Adventures' are out there for Provo residents

By Cassidy Phillips
April 06, 2015 12:00 AM
The Provo All-Star Twitter page frequently posts gym photos. This caption said: 'Can't find my watch. What time is it?' (Twitter)
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Healthy Living

Being outside promotes positive mental and physical health

By Josh Johnson
January 29, 2015 12:00 AM
Cabin fever can claim more than muppets on a boat setting out for Treasure Island. Brutal winter temperatures discourage even the strongest willed from going outside, leading to depression, stress and an extra inch around their waistlines.
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Sports

BYU students drop into slots for canyoneering classes

August 14, 2014 12:00 AM
BYU students are scrambling, swimming and rappelling through slot canyons as part of canyoneering classes offered by a former BYU student.
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Sports

Tenkara fishing: Fly fishing the simple way

June 30, 2014 12:00 AM
Calming. According to Frank Young, a junior from Springville, Utah, that's what fishing should be. As a frequent fisherman on the Provo River, Young enjoys the opportunity to get out of the house and relax to cast his fly line. What's interesting is Young doesn't use your typical rod and reel. He prefers using a traditional Japanese fly fishing rod called a tenkara rod.
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Sports

Motocross builds competitors and strengthens families

June 25, 2012 12:00 AM
High winds and soaring temperatures couldn’t keep racers from competing on Saturday as the fourth round of the Rocky Mountain Motocross south series rolled into Mountain West Motocross Park in Mona.
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Sports

Amateur motocross makes a stop in Mona

June 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Thrill seekers and weekend adventurers can kick off their summer in Mona as the Rocky Mountain Motocross series visits Mountain West Motocross Park on Saturday.
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Sports

Crammed in the canyons

June 05, 2012 12:00 AM
A campsite at ground level is one thing, but an adventure beneath the surface of the earth is quite another. For students seeking adventures in the cracks and crevices in southern Utah, canyoneering in Leprechaun Canyons is like gold at the end of the rainbow.
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Local

How to enjoy summertime in the valley

By Sara Anderson
May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Utah Valley may not be as populated during the summer but it is full of destinations and activities to keep anyone busy, from festivals to sightseeing to concert series to natural escapes. Inside and outside activities give everyone a chance to cool off and soak up the sun, as desired. Many students enjoy the natural beauty in Provo.
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