(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Darcy Lytle, a recreation technician with the U.S. Forest Service attaches a road closure sign at the winter gate in Mill Creek Canyon on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Starting Thursday, the road beyond the winter gate is slated to be closed for nearly two years in Phase 1 of a project to shore up the road, create a bike lane and add new parking lots.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.