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This family friendly short hike is worth the effort. We spent less than an hour hiking about one mile for this exploration. If you enjoy musing about the meanings of ancient rock paintings in a national forest, give Lion’s Mouth Cave Trail a try.

Yearning for a bit off the beaten path adventure near the Utah-Nevada border in an idyllic southwest desert setting featuring a natural oasis, Joshua Tree forest, great mountain views, biological diversity, and the Beaver Dam Wash? If yes, then you are a prime candidate for an outing to the 600 acre Lytle Nature Preserve.

MOVIE REVIEW: "LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY" (R) Grade: C For horror fans out there miffed at the very idea that Lee Cronin has somehow earned the...

MOVIE REVIEW: POWER BALLAD (R) Grade: B Writer/director John Carney believes in the power of music, there’s no doubt about that. For those of you...

One of the best things about living in the St. George area is that you can take a short drive and be in the wilderness. We, my wife Deb and I, needed an adventure close to home. Although we have been steady hikers in the St. George area for 17 years, we never hiked T-Bone Trail in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. It’s a moderately strenuous hike beginning in a barren landscape and ending in with the sandstone formations in Pioneer Park—let’s go.

As The Independent celebrates thirty years, Editor Elizabeth Gunter reflects on the value of print journalism and the creative momentum building across Southern Utah this spring.

Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott in Scream 7, but despite nostalgia and familiar faces, the latest entry in the long-running horror franchise struggles to recapture the clever bite of the original.

Red sandstone mountains are anything but rare in southwest Utah. But how often do you get to explore them up close? There is one close by, Sandstone Mountain, where the trail circles the base and crosses over the mountain. My wife, Deb, and I decided that’s the hike for us. We did not do the entire hike, it was strenuous. But the views were worth the effort.

In the February 2026 Publisher’s Perspective, reflections on nearly 30 years of publishing, looking back at the journey of The Independent and ahead to a hopeful new year.

MOVIE REVIEW: SEND HELP (R) Grade: B- If you grew up a horror fan in the 80s, you’re already well aware that it was a magical...