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Flower Power
The Wasatch Range peaks are 7000′ higher than the nearby Salt Lake Valley. This has many nice side effects but one of my favorites is that a wide variety of micro-climates is available within a small geographical region. In late Fall or early Spring it can be calmly drizzling in the city, but in the…
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50 Vertical Miles
A little over a year ago my family moved to a house near the north edge of Salt Lake City. Although access to real mountains is not great — it’s about a three-hour walk to the nearest 8000′ peak and a major slog to a 9000′ peak — the foothill access is excellent. At the…
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TRIGA
Today I visited Utah’s TRIGA: a nuclear reactor located in the building where I’ve had an office for about nine years. I’ve had a low-grade fascination with these devices since reading about them many years ago in one of Freeman Dyson’s books. Unlike powerplant reactors, which rely on elaborate safety systems, the TRIGA series is…