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If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at a.drysdale@chronicle.utah.edu The Daily Utah Chronicle and Wasatch Magazine are independent student publications printed during Fall and Spring Semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays). Chronicle editors and staff are solely responsible for the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student fee administered by the Publications Council. To respond with questions, comments or complaints, call 801-581-7041 or visit www.dailyutahchronicle.com. The Chronicle is distributed free of charge, limit one copy per reader. Additional copies of the paper may be made available upon request. No person, without expressed permission of The Chronicle, may take more than one copy of any Chronicle issue. F all is when most people start to slow down on heading outdoors. Summer is over. Its getting colder. It might even be snowing a bit at the higher elevations. But that's no reason to stay indoors. Fall is my favorite time of year, and it's not because of pumpkin spice cookies and what I'm wearing for Halloween — I couldn't care less. It's because there's nothing better than crisp, cool mountain air, colorful leaves and fewer crowds. I've said it a million times, but I prefer my time in nature to be as human-free as possible.The shoulder season is the perfect time of year to gear up and get out. Just make sure you have the proper gear to stay warm and dry. STAFF PICKS: "FALL IS MY FAVORITE TIME OFYEAR, AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF PUMPKIN SPICE COOKIES AND WHAT I'M WEARING FOR HALLOWEEN - I COULDN'T CARE LESS." For this issue, we threw together a few trip options you can do on the cheap because being in college can be rough. After paying tuition, bills and rent, there's little left over for much more than a bowl of ramen noodles and a Twinkie. With Fall Break just around the corner we wanted to help you plan your next autumn adventure without breaking the bank. Fall is short, especially here in Utah. Get out and enjoy it while you can. Before you know it, Mr. Frost will be knocking on your door. P.S. In case you were wondering, I'll be dressing as a lumberjack this year. Just like last year and the one before that — and every Halloween since I could grow hair on my face. —Conor Barry WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL FALL BREAK TRIP? • • Presented by: Jameson Clifton •51 • Derek Edwards • .7" •1. ri I'd be lying if I said I didn't have I would love to find somewhere to My ideal Fall Break trip would depend explore in Utah, since there are plenty on how far into the season we are. If it's quite enough to warrant suiting up for an awesome Fall Break planned. For eight days I'm leading a rafting of beautiful places I haven't been yet. In- a cold fall, I would want to travel down to an expedition. I can't feel like I've had a trip from Moab to Lake Powell down good week if I don't visit a mountain in one way or another, so I'd love to spend through Cataract Canyon. It's about 100 miles in total, and I'll be rafting stead of falling back on an old standby like biking in Moab, I'm currently con- southern Utah to check out places like Zion, Capitol Reef, and Moab, exploring sidering bouldering in Ibex, hiking in some of the slot canyons with my rope The Wasatch is cooling down just enough to require warm clothing, but not Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/WasatchMagazine a few days doing some climbing on the hundreds of ridges that comprise the all day and camping by the river each Escalante, climbing in Maple Canyon, or night with some of the coolest people getting into the Uintah backcountry be- and camera. If it turns out to be a warm fall, I would want to travel up in the Follow us on Twitter: canyons or spending a day or two doing around. I'm really excited to meet the twitter.com/WasatchMagazine a nice, long traverse, such as the Cottonwood Ridge. Now that I think about it, I other participants and experience the fore the snow really starts. Utah has so much beautiful terrain; I might as well Uintas and capture some of the natural beauty of all the fall colors with wildlife go somewhere new. meandering around. There is nothing I do have a few days free this Fall Break... wasatchmag beauty of southern Utah. I really can't think of anything I'd rather do — except maybe backpack through Nepal. Spring Break, anyone? love more than the sound of aspen trees blowing in the wind. • •• •• OCTOBER INSTAGRAM PHOTO CONTEST Please continue to send us your submissions using the #WasatchMagazine, and be sure to follow us on Instagram @WasatchMagazine |