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Photo by Mike Bitton
At the heart of Salt Lake City lies Temple Square. I shot this pic of the LDS Temple fom First Avenue, directly East of the historic building.
A year ago, I was here in Salt Lake City to cover the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show for the readers of Checkpoint Zero. I scoured the show for gear that would make adventure racers happy. This year, I'm on the payroll of Footloose Communications, a PR firm based in Seattle and led by Boo Turner (hi boo!). The client she's got me working with the most is Numa Tactical, a new eyewear company out of New York City. Did you hear about Numa's sponsorship deals with Checkpoint Zero and with Primal Quest? Uh huh, I'm a little matchmaker!
Outdoor Retailer starts Thursday, but I'm here a bit early. I went to college in Utah, so still have ties here. For the duration of the Outdoor Retailer Show, for example, I'm staying with Nelson Wadsworth, a former photojournalism professor I knew 15 years ago at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He and his wife live in Salt Lake City now. Perfect opportunity to catch up!
Long-time amigo Jeff Hunter still lives in Logan, where he toils as the editor of a magazine put out by the daily newspaper, the Herald Journal. I tease. He's got a sweet gig at that mag, writing features, shooting his own photos, and darn near setting his own hours. Sweeeet. Jeff's coming down from Logan on Thursday night for some drop-dead delish Mexican food at the Red Iguana restaurant on the East side of Salt Lake City.
I'm also looking forward to meeting Mrs. Yak, AKA Alexa Angell, who's coming to town with His Yakness (Paul Angell, founder of Checkpoint Zero). Yak I like. Spent many an hour motoring around the Primal Quest Utah course with him last summer. But I'm eager to meet Alexa. I suspect she's the real brains behind the Checkpoint Zero enterprise. More tomorrow.
