Val Rasmussen is a word nerd, grammar geek, idiom aficionado and pun promoter. The Salt Laker has produced travel, outdoor and design stories for Salt Lake Magazine, Utah Style & Design and Utah Bride & Groom for the last decade. When she not reporting on Utah trailblazers for a downtown ad agency, she’s trekking trails with her family and two doodles or on the soccer field sidelines cheering on her boys.