The Salt Lake Tribune on Mythryl: “Alexis Kelner attended the U. as a chemistry major but switched to…”

Alexis Kelner attended the U. as a chemistry major but switched to journalism. He became a professional photographer and shot Salt Lake City’s first gay pride parade and various equal rights demonstrations around Temple Square. But his main focus was always the mountains he loved.

sltrib.comAlexis Kelner’s weapons in the fight to protect the Wasatch Mountains? Humor, wit and a dash of garlic.Alexis Kelner's love for the mountains was rooted in a youth spent at a World War II survivor's camp in Germany but was poured out on the Wasatch Mountains. Kelner, a man of many talents and a keen sense of humor, spent most of his life exploring the Cottonwood Canyons and fighting to keep them wild. That included cofounding Save Our Canyons, helping establish the Lone Peak Wilderness and fighting against the Olympics.

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