Our Story
Darby & Sharon Checketts
After Darby's corporate career, we operated a consulting business for 27 years. Then, we took to the highway across the natural wonderland that is Utah. We wrote The Utah Cure (2017) to help readers discover the curative, rejuvenating, and inspirational effects of being in the great outdoors. It is about 40 magical destinations among the forests and canyons of Utah where we love to go with family and friends. Discover Darby's NEW book: Forest Is The Tree Word for Family.
Three Special Guest Invitations:
#1 - At the "Tree Connections" menu tab, consider four exceptional books by the tree experts that will inform and uplift.
#2 - At the "Tree Gifts" menu tab, enjoy a "Family Learning Activity" at the bottom of the page.
#3 - At Amazon.com, discover Jubilant June: The Juniper Tree, Darby's new children's book--a guide to personal engagement with the forest.
our Purpose
Trees: Our Most Essential Partners
In an age of threatening climate change, there are no more essential partners than trees in sustaining life on our planet gem. Trees are the beloved royalty of the Plant Kingdom. We live part time with 90+ Juniper trees, Gambel Oak trees, and various species of Pine trees in the Manti-La Sal Forest of Sanpete County, Utah.
To sustain the outdoor connection with our children, we created our family's "Owl's Nest." This story really began with our Mother Tree as you can read in Darby's new book, Forest Is the Tree Word for Family,
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. The succinct photo gallery below tells of the most interesting and fun features of our family recreational campsite.
Owl's Nest Photo Gallery
