Urban Trails: Salt Lake City with Ashley Brown

Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to welcome local writer Ashley Brown for a presentation about her latest publication Urban Trails: Salt Lake City. The event starts with a presentation about local trails, a short guided walk in the neighborhood with Ashley, finished with a book signing.

About the Book:

Urban Trails: Salt Lake City will get residents, visitors, and hikers of all skill levels outside on more than 40 routes in the beautiful parks, canyons, and mountains in and around this fast-growing city.
Whether readers plan to walk, run, or hike, this full-color guide offers a range of options from short, easy jaunts to more challenging all-day hikes.

From the network of preserves and parks to rugged canyons and majestic Wasatch peaks just outside the city, readers will find choices for enjoying all that the area has to offer.

This accessible guidebook includes detailed trailhead directions with
public transportation details, information on the area’s wildflowers and flowering shrubs and trees, and amenities for each destination, including restrooms, picnic facilities, playgrounds, and more. Each hike also has highlighted trail distance, high point, elevation gain, and other details along with info for families with kids, dog owners, and winter trail users. No matter your hiking experience, Urban Trails: Salt Lake City has a destination for you.

About the Author:

Lifelong Utah resident Ashley Brown hails from Pleasant Grove and spent her childhood playing in the foothills of Mount Timpanogos. Wilderness conservation is a crucial component in how she writes and recreates--walking, hiking, and running in the mountains for rejuvenation. Her writing has appeared in a variety of Utah-based travel and outdoor publications, including Utah Adventure Journal, Park City Magazine, Town-Lift, PCStyle Magazine, and Neighbors of Park City Magazine. She seeks adventure to fuel her stories with her husband Chris Brown, an AMGA guide, climbing rock and alpine routes, snowboarding and splitboarding, and catching some air on her wakeboard.