• Back of Beyond: Looping the Fold: A 125-mile backcountry drive takes adventurers through centuries of geologic activity in Capitol Reef’s Waterpocket Fold. story and photographs by Dan Leeth
• The Canyon We Inherit: In Little Cottonwood Canyon, a chorus of voices safeguards a beloved area of water, wildlife and wonder above Salt Lake City. story by Chris Amundson, photographs by Howie Garber
• Uncommon Champions: Wingsuit pilot and world record holder Becca Jordan soars Moab skies. by Bianca Dumas
• Painting Desert Portals: Ranger and artist Cody Chamberlain paints Utah’s high deserts, blending fieldwork into large-scale canvases as a call for stewardship. by Ariella Nardizzi

ON THE COVER: The Burr Trail switchbacks climb Capitol Reef’s Waterpocket Fold, a winding road through steep redrock. photo by Dan Leeth