Wednesday, August 22, 2018

How well do you know the Golden Spike story? Chinese Arch and the 1942 'undriving' of the Spike are lesser known gems

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THE Golden Spike National Historic Site is in the middle of nowhere, at 32 miles west of Brigham City.                    The offic...

The new normal: A high and dry Spiral Jetty -- But still worth a visit

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The Spiral Jetty, with Great Salt Lake water sitting hundreds of yards away, to the west. THE   new normal for the Spiral Jetty...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Why does Utah have a 'Hurricane' town?

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                                        -Wikipedia Commons photograph, by Ben P.L. UTAH doesn’t ever get hit by any real hurricanes, as...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

Tidbits of Mormon Pioneer history: Salt Lake 'forsaken place,' First rattlesnake encounter and more

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                    The original "This is the Place" monument  marker. NOT every pioneer expressed excitement over the firs...

At least 6 men were living in the territory when the Mormon Pioneers arrived

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The Miles Goodyear Cabin, oldest structure in Utah, in a Utah State Historical photograph.                                      ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Mantua, Utah -- A town that could have been underwater

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                               Kayaking on today's Mantua Reservoir. MANTUA , Utah is a small town east of Brigham City in Utah...

Another 'Sardine Canyon' is also found in northern Utah -- Up Ogden Canyon

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                                     The late Hermitage Inn in Ogden Canyon. IT has to be more than a coincidence that both of the S...