State of the BST

08/26/2025

Well, trail fans, the time has come. The finale of State of the BST takes us through Logan north to celebrate the new end of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Hyde Park. Thanks for joining us along the way, it's been a lot of fun. Now let's get to work finishing this thing!

Welcome to the final stretch of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail! We cross through the cities of North Logan and Hyde Park, including stopping at the grand ope...

07/06/2025

It's our penultimate episode of State of the BST! Landis Wenger joins us along the "Deer Fence" section of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to talk about the great trail work happening in Cache County.

Just one more episode until our final stretch of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail! With regional trail coordinator Landis Wenger at our side, we explore Cache ...

06/23/2025

So there is a lot of panic over Lee's proposed sale of federal lands. Since I teach this stuff for a living, I figured it was a good idea to do some research before I said anything. My thoughts: https://stateofthebst.org/land-sale-map/. TL;DR: Is there potential danger to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail? Yes. Do I support it? No. Is it the end of the world? Hmm...

05/26/2025

Hey! State of the BST was featured in a fun Memorial Day article in the DN:

The Bonneville Shoreline Trail started forming over 30 years ago, and today communities and individuals across the Wasatch Front are continually working to add to the trail.

04/28/2025

We know you were all thinking: what's with that big horn on the right end of the line on the logo? In our latest episode, we encircle the Wellsville Mountains searching for any possible Bonneville Shoreline Trail, and finally find a spot to walk with new local friends!

We know you were all thinking: what's with that big horn near the end the map of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail? Here, we finally reach the Wellsville Mounta...

02/28/2025

A shiny new Episode 31 of State of the BST features quite a variety of trail around Brigham City, and guest Brittany Alfau discusses the role of regional agencies in trail planning.

At Brigham City, we cross the unique Box Elder Canyon with guest Brittany Alfau, from the Bear River Association of Governments, as she shares how her organi...

01/29/2025

State of the BST has made it to episode 30! We explore the area above Perry, which could become the first section of BST in Box Elder County. Just 4 more episodes to come!

It's our 30TH VIDEO! We pass the small town of Perry on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with the city administrator Robert Barnhill, who tells us of his passi...

12/04/2024

Remember State of the BST? We're back with Episode 29 in Willard, discussing the laws and issues with trails on private property. Just 5 episodes to go!

We cover the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the north half of Willard, while also taking time to answer your questions about private property, how we go about...

10/07/2024

Our brand new Episode 28 of State of the BST explores a beautiful stretch of trail in southern Box Elder County, where our Willard friends show us some hidden gems!

At the start of Box Elder County, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail takes us past the small and pretty town of Willard, with Brad and Clyde showing us surprisin...

09/14/2024

Hey trail fans, we're back! We are finally getting caught up on our last year of filming with Episode 27 in North Ogden. A beautiful stretch of recently built Bonneville Shoreline Trail, despite the spurge infestation.

We're back from hopefully our last hiatus before finishing the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Logan! We finish up here at North Ogden, seeing how the old and ...

07/15/2024

Wondering what happened to us and our last few episodes? We have filmed all but the last couple miles north of Logan, but our producer Spencer has had to focus on his paying jobs for the last few months. He's planning on getting back to this project soon.

05/05/2024

Our last "Backtrack" BST hike (for now) was a brand new route in Butterfield Canyon near Herriman, replacing a yucky old track we hiked in Ep 15. Mostly a very nice trail becoming quite popular with bikes, hikers, and horses.