Thursday, April 21st, 2016
From most areas in Tooele Valley, you can look across the Great Salt Lake and see mysterious islands rise up from the water. The most famous and accessible is Antelope Island. As I zoom on Interstate 80...
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Thursday, April 14th, 2016
For years, I have heard old-timers tell stories about a stream where there really shouldn’t be one on the west side of the Stansbury Mountains north of Terra. It’s called Spring Creek on the maps. One day...
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Thursday, April 7th, 2016
At the south end of Rush Valley there is a compact little range of mountains known as the Vernon Hills. At first glance they may seem unremarkable, but there are interesting features about this area if you...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2016
I went for a hike in the Grassy Mountains last week. Due to an ankle injury, my pace was slowed. But it helped me to take a closer look at the desert terrain’s peculiarities. I began my hike...
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Thursday, March 24th, 2016
In the Great American Desert, which is what Utah’s west desert was called during the 1800s, there are some lesser-known geographic features that get little recognition and even fewer visitors. While they may seem boring to some,...
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Thursday, March 17th, 2016
One of the most familiar sites in Tooele County is “Lone Rock” at the northern end of Skull Valley. This rock outcrop, which seems to float on the valley floor like an old battleship, is a fascinating...
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
“Don’t quit, suffer now, and live every day the rest of your life as a Champion.” —Muhammad Ali For the last eight years, I’ve looked out the back window from my home at a mountain I want...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2016
“It’s a dangerous business Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no telling where you might be swept off to.” —J.R.R. Tolkien East of Adobe Rock,...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2016
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that in me there is an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus Last Sunday started with a few inches of heavy, new snow on the landscape and my truck. It was...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2016
“Courage is being scared to death, and saddling up anyway.” —John Wayne John Wayne is one of my family’s favorite actors, both for the individuals he always portrayed who mastered their fear in difficult situations, and for...
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