The Zephyr has always been noted for its ’cartoon ads,’which Stiles initiated with the first issue. We believe we may be the only publication in America where readers consistently looked at the ads first, before they read the articles. Here…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently the threat (or promise, depending on your point of view) of new oil and gas development in the area of Big Flat in Grand County has once again aroused local passions, for and against this renewed effort…
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TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT…Jim Stiles ‘On the Eve of our 25th Anniversary’ ‘When The West said ‘NO’ to the Winter Olympics’ ‘Here’s my Life. Help Yourself— As facebook invades our privacy, the rest of us are giving it away’…
…As Facebook invades our privacy, the rest of us keep giving it away. During the holidays, Tonya’s mom came to visit and one evening we drove to a nearby community to look at the city park Christmas Lights. A few…
You’ve probably seen this video: fast-cut scenes of tornado chasers, children hiking, a man standing over a massive waterfall, an engineer staring up at a wind turbine, a pilot in a rescue helicopter, Indian women dancing, hockey players skating, a…
In 2014, at a time when the American West is being transformed into one vast recreational venue, where every high-risk, adrenalin-induced sport pours more fire (and money) on the tourist/sport economy that benefits from it, where even BASE jumping is…
EDITOR’S NOTE: If Renny Russell had a nickel for every time someone told him how “On the Loose” changed his life, I suspect Renny would still be living quietly and unobtrusively, off the grid, somewhere in the remote mountains of…
Painting Illustration Calligraphy To see all the available artwork, visit Renny’s website: http://www.rennyrussell.com Also, don’t forget to read the Introduction from Renny’s Rock Me on the Water, printed in this issue of the Zephyr. To see the PDF version of…
PREFACE: This is a story about Change…about the transformation of a small part of the American Southwest. It’s about what happened to my old home town of Moab and what may happen next, just 55 miles south. Some say that…