Thursday, March 6th, 2014
I was at Camp Floyd last week putting together a staff ride for the University of Utah when I decided to return via state Routes 73 and 36 to the Tooele area. It was a pretty day and...
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Thursday, February 27th, 2014
“Yesterday is today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” — Khalil Gibran Down south along state Route 73, beyond the Ophir turn off, is an old green sign that reads “Mercur” with an arrow pointing east...
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Thursday, February 20th, 2014
One of my favorite places to go for a short hike in Tooele County is the Oquirrh Wave. This area was terraced out of the west bench of the Oquirrh Mountains in the Bates Canyon area east...
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Thursday, February 13th, 2014
White Rock is a wonderful place where you can lay your troubles down and consider topics larger than yourself. This is especially true when your heart is pounding from the ascent, and you look at the rugged...
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Thursday, February 6th, 2014
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” —Carl Sagan Now that we are firmly locked in the grips of winter, it might be a good time to branch out to Southern Utah and explore some...
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Thursday, January 30th, 2014
On state Route 196 in Skull Valley, about seven miles north of the Dugway Proving Ground gate, the Old Lincoln Highway breaks off and heads east towards Terra and Johnson’s Pass. It is a wide open space...
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
“You cannot step into the same river twice.” —Heraclitus Every visit to the desert is different and there seems to be something special about Skull Valley that makes Heraclitus’ famous quote above especially true. Back in the...
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Thursday, January 16th, 2014
Along the western edge of Skull Valley is the un-populated and seldom visited Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area. From almost any location in Skull Valley, the Cedar Mountains are a prominent feature in your field of view. Even...
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Thursday, January 9th, 2014
EXPLORATIONS IN SKULL VALLEY – Part Three “I wanted to be the first to view a country on which the eyes of a white man had never gazed and to follow the course of rivers that...
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Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
At first glance down state Route 196 in Skull Valley, it seems wide open and empty. You know what? It is. That is one of the main attractions to this place, I believe. Skull Valley is a...
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