Painting the Desert of Helper

Painting the Desert of Helper
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With what seemed like a gallery filled with red stickers at the end of the weekend, it was clear the Helper art community really showed up to support. The Helper Arts Festival weekend extravaganza had it all, and the town is small but never felt too small. … read more

Bluff: The Edge of Yesterday and Tomorrow

Bluff: The Edge of Yesterday and Tomorrow
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Placed in the Utah canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, Bluff is a sparse city enthralled in both history and nature. … read more

Monument Valley: Based on a True Story

Monument Valley: Based on a True Story
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Monument Valley is the picture-perfect scenery stripped from the golden age of Western cinema, with colossal sandstone buttes nearly touching the heavens. … read more

Blanding: A City of Museums

Blanding: A City of Museums
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When dinosaur model sculptors Sylvia and Stephen Czerkas found a studio for sale in Blanding, they knew it would be perfect for their dinosaur museum. … read more

Prolonging Life and Land with the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition

Prolonging Life and Land with the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
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In 2015, five Native American Tribes joined forces as the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition to protect what would become the Bears Ears National Monument. … read more

How To Hang Out With Drinkers When You Don’t Drink

How To Hang Out With Drinkers When You Don’t Drink
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Take this advice with a rim of salt—this may not apply to the straight-edge-since-birth (respect!) or the sober-because-of-religion crowds. … read more

Mike Brown (Still) Hates Horses

Mike Brown (Still) Hates Horses
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Overall, I still hate horses and they still scare me. But Helen is my friend, and if that’s her thing I’ll support it. … read more