Author Mark Johnston

I DIDN'T NEED NEW SHORTS  The last Kühl product I bought was a pair of convertible pants for our yearlong trip back in 2014. Made from the company’s signature “advanced fabric,” they offered...

Doubts & Fears of Traveling You're preparing for a big trip abroad and you're probably asking the same questions we did: Do I need travel insurance? Is it worth the cost? Will I even need it? Fear of...

  Britnee and I purchased a 2017 Subaru Crosstrek for our continuing travels throughout Utah. It offered just the right combination of off-road capability and good fuel efficiency to get us to remote...

Fact: Lake Louise and Banff National Park are beautiful and you want to plan a visit. Only problem is, so does every other Canada-bound tourist and their car/caravan/coach full of camera-wielding...

What a spellbinding place the Canadian Rockies are, especially Banff National Park and neighboring Yoho and Kootenay. We didn't make it as far north as Jasper during our 2,100 road trip, but we are already...

A quick stop to visit family on our way home from Canada turned out to be a highlight of our whole trip. We were lucky to catch North American Indian Days in Browning, Montana, where Britnee's grandmother...

I finally did it, I got the travel bag I dreamed of during our year of travel around the world: the Osprey Sojourn 80L hybrid pack. If you followed our year of travel, you might remember me complaining...

SCOTTeVEST sent over a pair of their Travel Boxers, claiming that they could handle the challenge of hot and sweaty travel as well as their competition. That was a few months ago and while I put the boxers to...

We were fortunate to land $450 round-trip tickets from Salt Lake City to Morocco this May. Starting in Marrakech, we then traveled in a private 4x4 on a four-day desert tour with Camel Trekking Excursions....

I know you've asked yourself this same question when traveling: How can I do it all while packing less? It may have taken me more travel than necessary to answer that, but I'm finally doing more with...

Note: As of 2019, I now use the Patagonia Black Hole 60L duffel for all my travels. Weekend trips are now mainly for mountain biking, which requires extra space for shoes, helmets, tools, etc. Plus, on my...

Britnee and I just returned from an incredible two days of backpacking through the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park here in Utah. On our second day through-hiking the beautiful canyon, I was thrilled...

Step into the Past Worlds exhibit, one of ten permanent exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Utah, and take a walk through time, exploring prehistoric periods as far back as 540 million years ago....