Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
“The places are still there — But to truly understand what happened, you have to get up in the Mountains, out on the plains and into the Desert and see for Yourself” Louis L’Amour I’m sitting here...
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
“Courage is being scared to death….and Saddling up Anyway” John Wayne One of the most famous Pony Express riders to ever work the line west of Salt Lake City was Elijah Nicholas Wilson who was better known...
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
The heat of July followed an especially pleasant June. Exploring the hills after a very wet and productive winter is one of my favorite times to go hiking. Watching snow melt and fill our meager streams is...
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
“We are rough men and used to rough ways” Bob Younger Back in the 1800s the West Desert was a lawless place where you had to be prepared to defend yourself and your belongings at all times....
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
If you’ve seen the front page of last week’s paper by now, I can assure you saw the giant headline, “‘CJ’ Haynie sentenced to 100 years” with photos of him and his family. If you don’t know...
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
“Sometimes you get what’s coming around and Sometimes you are what’s coming around” – Jim Butcher Sometimes the most fantastic tales along an old trail come from interesting terrain like canyons, mountains or along a river, but...
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
“I walk alone..where once we wandered. It seems so strange.. that you are gone” – Marty Robbins Back in mid-June I headed west on the Pony Express Trail out to an area that has deserved further exploration...
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
“You already possess everything necessary to become great” – Crow Proverb One of the toughest, most interesting characters to ever ride for the Pony Express and drive the Overland Stage out in Utah’s West Desert was a...
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it” – William Shakespeare Took a quick trip out onto the desert to clear my head after an intense week of training at Dugway Proving Ground,...
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
“When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives...