Winter 2008 Table of Contents
features
78 The Making of a Mountain Mecca
Some of the biggest names in outdoor sports and gear are moving to Utah; others started here and never left. William A. Kerig delved into the people, ideas, and landscapes that are pushing the Wasatch Front into the national limelight.
90 Blown Away
Kite skiing literally swept skier, writer, and photographer Andrew McLean off his feet, and he hasn’t lost his enthusiasm since. He tells us how the sport evolved and the role Utah plays in one of the world’s most exciting modes of travel.
118 Fearless Producer
Many discovered Geralyn Dreyfous when a film she produced won an Academy Award a few years ago, but for her, that was just a beginning. Melissa Bond looks into the soul of a woman who wants to document the world—and maybe save it.
photo essay
108 Captured
Renowned photographer Scott Markewitz lives in Utah and has captured skiing images for decades. We present a retrospective of his work showing how skiing—and the photographs documenting it—have changed along with the world.
fiction
98 “Small World”
Winner of the Quick-Draw Story Contest Tom Groneberg won the first Wasatch Journal fiction contest with a rodeo-cowboy story about how small things can make us bigger people. Art by Edie Roberson.
106 Verse: Scenes
The Wasatch Journal solicited poems on the theme of “a scene.” “Remembering Names” by Katharine Coles is a tender memorial to Ken Brewer, her predecessor as Utah’s poet laureate. “Ave Pacem” by Elaine Wright Christensen depicts a winter afternoon.
144 Interview: Guerilla Poet
An organization of secret agents, spread around the world, may be sneaking materials into a store near you. Dorothee Kocks talked to one of the group’s anonymous operatives.
departments
30 Out of Bounds Glittering Star from a Silver Age
Utah’s original socialite rode Park City wealth to national notoriety
By Christy Karras
38 Style & Structure Cosmopolitan Chic
Urban pioneers embrace a lofty downtown lifestyle
By Heather Brown • Photography by John McCarthy
46 Arts The Baron of Boulder
Drawing on a storied life, Wulf Barsch practices the art of living well
By Astrid Turner
54 Film Truly Steep
Big-budget documentary explores extreme lives—and deaths
By Marc Peruzzi
60 Well-Being The Replaceable You
Orthopedic specialists look to the future
By Matt Pacenza
64 Speed Fear and Luging
Finding the upside of terror at Utah Olympic Park
By Christy Karras
70 In the Elements Redrock Bush Pilots
Flying, and landing, in forgotten places
By Christopher Ketcham • Photography by Whit Richardson
126 Moveable Type A Western Life
Landscape and longing merge in Richman’s new novel
By Chanel Earl
132 Film Celluloid Reflections
Film festival old-timers look back on decades of magical moments
By Jane Gendron
138 Cuisine Falling in Love at Log Haven
Local favorite’s fare matches its spectacular setting
By Pamela Ostermiller • Photography by John McCarthy
