The Times-Independent · Castle Valley, UT
By the time this edition of The Times-Independent arrives in your mailbox, the Fourth Annual Castle Valley Veterans Day event will be history. Dave and Sue Frey have hosted and organized this special event for the past four years to thank the brave men and women who have served our country in the United States military. Dave himself is a U.S. Army Airborne paratrooper. Ron Drake This year’s event followed the theme of the previous successful Veterans Day’s celebrations with a short flag-raising ceremony and program with a moment of silence at exactly 11:11 a.m. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marks the exact moment that an armistice took effect, ending the fighting on the western front of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. Although signed earlier in the morning fat about 5 near Compiegne, France, the agreement set 11 a.m. as the official time for the ceasefire to allow orders to reach the front lines.
Deseret News · Moab, UT
Nearby: Moab, UTHannah Otto pedaled her mountain bike 18 grueling miles at an average 12% gradient that kicks up to more than 40% in the last two miles where she scrambled over rocks with her bike strapped to her back to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on Nov. 3. But that was only half the battle for the Utah professional mountain biker. She still had to ride down to become the first known woman climb and descend the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 19,341 feet in a single day. Two miles from the bottom, she slid out in some mud. She felt a bone snap in her left leg. She saw her femur and her lower leg moving in opposite directions. She tried to stand several times, but fell to the ground, screaming in pain. There was no one else around. “I said out loud, ‘I can’t believe I just broke my leg,’” Otto recounted to the Deseret News. For the next 10 minutes, she lay on her back in 2 to 4 inches of water, staring at the sky. She had a decision to make.
The Times-Independent · Moab, UT
Nearby: Moab, UTWith millions visiting Utah’s national parks each year, snagging a coveted hiking permit or campground reservation has become a pressure cooker. Vehicles line up at the Arches National Park entry gate near Moab, Utah, March 19, 2026. Photo by David Condos/KUER “It’s like getting Taylor Swift tickets,” said Jonathan Hughes, an economics professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. “You logged on, you hit refresh right away, and you still didn’t get one,” he said, describing a common experience for users when reservations are released at Recreation.gov. “That’s because there were thousands of other people doing exactly the same thing.” So, Hughes set out to quantify how the National Park Service’s increasingly competitive online reservation system influences who is able to enjoy America’s crown jewels. The results indicate it tends to favor higher-income users.
The Catalyst · Moab, UT
Nearby: Moab, UTWhen the clock strikes noon on the fourth Wednesday of the Block, a collective sigh echoes across Colorado College. Textbooks snap shut, final papers are submitted and the mass exodus begins. At CC, the Block Plan’s relentless pace of cramming a semester’s worth of organic chemistry, literature or sociology into three and a half weeks demands a clear boundary between work and rest. For many, Block Break means packing up a car and heading into the wilderness. You’ll see classmates loading up paddleboards, stowing skis or setting out for road trips to Moab, Utah, Crested Butte, Colo. or even the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa, Colo. Some of my friends are even driving to Mexico this Block Break. I think this is a crazy choice, but it showcases the range of travel possibilities. Not having your own vehicle to travel in complicates the situation and certainly limits your options.