SUMMER Bucket List

BY NATHANIEL LOOMIS

We wanted to make this year’s summer bucket list all about activities that scream Western living. We’re going to cover beautiful trails you actually want to get lost on, the best fishing spots in Northern Utah, the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo (a must!), the kids Junior Posse or 4-H program options, and a trip to the Museum. There’s plenty to celebrate this summer and even more fun and amazing activities to choose from, so join us outside and take in some natural splendor!

If there was ever an activity designed to help you relax, unwind, and catch up with friends and family, fishing came before it. My grandpa always used to tell me, “You relax yourself into satisfaction, that’s the trick.” I only wondered what he meant until I got my first catch. He’d spent the morning distracting me with stories from his army days as we sat with our bobbers floating on a murky pond I can’t remember, but I do remember the joy and satisfaction of reeling in a catfish too small to turn into a meal. He tricked me into relaxing, not that I minded, but the satisfaction was real, and I wanted more.

If you’re looking to cool down and relax this summer, grab a friend, your family, or just yourself, and head over to one of the many great fishing spots we have. There are some fishing holes at the Weber River on the S-curve off 12th Street, Burch Creek in South Ogden, and I hear you can catch a good variety out at Pineview. You can go fly fishing down at the Ogden River for some brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout or try your hand at bow fishing over at Willard Bay.