Beauty at Every Turn

Rob Ratliff

About Rob Ratliff

I created this website to be a place where I could share my travel experiences in Utah. From the time I was a little boy, I've been able to travel all over the world, and Utah is one of the most beautiful and diverse places you will find. I hope that you will share your Utah travel experiences with us too.

Provo River Valls — One of my favorite places to adventure is the Uinta Mountains. There are tons of trails and lakes, places to camp and hike. One of my favorites is Provo River Falls. It’s a river that has amazing waterfalls that you can play in. It’s fun to pack a lunch, towel, […]

Contest Entry: Valorie Reese

June 8, 2016 in Featured Photographer / Uncategorized by Rob Ratliff

White Baldy in Little Cottonwood Canyon — A southern boy from Louisiana decided to pack up and move to the mountains. I have no good reason for moving other than it just felt right. I arrived in Utah and quickly became fond of trails and mountains but it wasn’t until a good friend suggested I visit White […]

Contest Entry: Logan Ledford

June 8, 2016 in Featured Photographer / Uncategorized by Rob Ratliff

Utah is not just about the places you visit, but also about the people you meet. Explore Utah took a few minutes to sit down with a Local band “Accidentally Involved”. We learn more about their band, how they found each other, and which places they love to visit the […]

Explore Utah Meets Accidentally Involved

June 6, 2016 in Musicians and Bands by Rob Ratliff

If you have never been to Moab and never been skydiving, you really need to come here. You can put your Arches National Park adventure on hold though, it’s not going anywhere. First, you need to head to the Airport and have the folks at Skydive Canyonlands take you up […]

Skydiving Canyonlands in Moab

June 1, 2016 in Activities / Adventures by Rob Ratliff

Welcome to Wall Street. No, not Wall Street in NY, Wall Street in Moab. As you are heading North out of Moab, take a right on Potash road and in a few minutes you’ll be on Wall Street. Wall Street in Moab is the name given to the cliffs there […]

Wall Street Rock Climbing Moab

May 29, 2016 in Uncategorized by Rob Ratliff

Explore Utah is a different kind of travel site. We aren’t the kind of travel magazine that only publishes our own views, but we encourage others to com share their favorite places to visit in Utah and explain why. You can also join our social network here: Social Community Today […]

A Quick Trip to Park City Utah in the Summer

May 20, 2016 in Utah Ski Resorts / Utah Travel Ideas tagged Park City Utah / Utah Olympic Park / Utah Travel by Rob Ratliff

Hi there, my name is Donni Reddington and I live in a beautiful little remote town nestled in the North Cascades called Mazama. I am a RN and a photographer. I barely survive as a photographer so I have to supplement as a RN. It is a great balance of […]

Featured Photographer Donni Reddington

May 9, 2016 in Featured Photographer by Rob Ratliff

Description Welcome to Goblin Valley State Park! This strange and colorful landscape is filled with bizarre sandstone rock formations called goblins. Visitors can wander off-trail to explore the geology and hike among the nooks and gnomes. This remote but very popular campground is a great base for exploring the goblins […]

Camping in Goblin Valley

April 25, 2016 in Camping by Rob Ratliff

What a night. So, first I have to say, this night was only the second night that I went skiing in probably 20 years. The good news is, I didn’t break a leg or anything. In fact, I must admit that I did pretty well. I think skiing is like […]

Night Skiing at Beaver Mountain

February 4, 2016 in Blog / Featured / Utah Ski Resorts by Rob Ratliff

So there we were, it was Thanksgiving vacation time, I had a four day weekend, and we thought, “let’s get out of Logan (22 degrees) and head down to Moab UT” Best choice ever. Not only was it much warmer, but the town had a 10th of the people you […]

Trip to Moab

January 14, 2016 in Blog / Featured by Rob Ratliff

Cherry Peak 5 Day Weather Forecast Cherry Peak Ski Resort is Utah’s newest ski resort in Richmond Utah. Cherry Peak’s opening day was Monday December 21st, 2015. This new ski resort located just 17 miles from Logan Utah is easy to get too, has a huge, beautiful lodge, and […]

Cherry Peak Ski Resort

December 22, 2015 in Featured / Utah Ski Resorts by Rob Ratliff