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Publisher’s Perspective: Bigger. Bolder. Better. The Independent Hits New Heights in...
The July 2025 issue of The Independent is our biggest yet—with record-breaking content, a new Zion Guide, and exciting editorial features.
A Taste of What’s to Come
Editor Elizabeth Gunter dishes on The Independent’s new monthly foodie feature, spotlighting local flavors, culinary creators, and the growing food scene across Southern Utah.
Movie Review: “Predator: Killer of Killers” emerges as one of the...
If at the beginning of the year you would have told me that an animated anthology film inspired by the Predator franchise would end up being one of my very favorite films of the summer, I would have said you were crazy.
Movie Review: “Jurassic World: Rebirth” has moments but it often plays...
Jurassic World: Rebirth offers familiar thrills but falls short of its ambitious title, delivering more of a nostalgic remix than a true rebirth of the franchise.
Lava Flow Trail, Snow Canyon State Park
Lava Flow Trail - Along with red sandstone, ancient volcanoes, and lava flows (the dark volcanic stone known as basalt when it cools) are major factors
Hiking Southern Utah: Butterfly Trail in Snow Canyon State Park
Hiking Southern Utah: Butterfly Trail in Snow Canyon State Park is embedded with lava rocks, so watch your step to avoid nasty falls.
Hiking Southern Utah: Kodachrome Basin State Park
With red tinged rock formations and incredible blue skies, Kodachrome Basin State Park is an area just begging to be photographed.
Hiking Southern Utah: Tuacahn Saddle
Tuacahn Saddle, also known as Padre’s Canyon trail, is a gorgeous but moderately strenuous scenic trail that takes hikers up behind Tuacahn amphitheater and down into Snow Canyon State Park with spectacular views all along the way.
Hiking Southern Utah: Kanab’s Toadstools Are Cool
A toadstool is a fungus with an umbrella-shaped top that is often poisonous. Not for me or thee. There is, however, a type of toadstool (aka hoodoos, goblins, mushrooms, and rimrocks) that everyone should experience.
Hiking Southern Utah: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Tucked away in Kanab near the Utah/Arizona border is Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.