May/June 2025 UL

• Ghosts of the Desert Follow the elusive kit foxes and their subtle survival in southwest Utah. by Scott Baxter
• Back of Beyond Cathedral Valley Dan Leeth explores the remote redock sanctuaries of Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef’s Northern District. story and photographs by Dan Leeth
• The Bear Who Stole the Spotlight Bart the Bear starred in Hollywood films for two decades and formed an unlikely relationship with the Seus family. by Bianca Dumas
• Where the West was Framed How Monument Valley’s iconic buttes became the quintessential backdrop to American Westerns. story by Ariella Nardizzi, photograph by David Bailey

On the Cover A kit fox pup resides in Utah’s harsh desert environment. photoraph by USFWS/Clint Wirick