Portraits of Moab (1988-1993) In the late 80s and early 90s, I was taking a lot of pictures of Moab’s ‘survivors.’ the ones who decided to tough out the hard times and make a new life. Here is Part…
Portraits of Moab (1988-1993) …by Jim Stiles
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Bulletin Board of DOOM!
From Mudd, Stiles and the Heath Monitor Files… Computerised contact lens will keep you up to date with news and texts Imagine catching up with your texts, social networking and perhaps the news without having to log on…
The View From Above
The View From Above A 1957 aerial photograph of Arches National Monument, including Abbey’s trailer. U95 bridge at Hite in Glen Canyon A new million dollar home, built on SITLA lands near Moab. Tarantula Mesa, just east of the…
The Zephyr Gets Married!
The Zephyr Gets Married! Though many people thought that pigs would fly before my husband married, Jim and I tied the knot on October 1st, surrounded by our nearest and dearest friends and family. It was a warm and breezy…
Take it or Leave it…by Jim Stiles
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please be sure to read Lynn Jackson’s “Wilderness Quandary: Does ‘Pretty’ Make Wilderness?” elsewhere in this issue. The retired Utah BLM staffer offers his views on another aspect of the wilderness debate–the nuts and bolts of the…
HERB RINGER’S AMERICAN WEST…SALT LAKE CITY in the 1950’s
DOG OF THE MONTH…Magoo
Magoo “Magoo, my toy poodle, is now 13 years old. When he was 3 years old I heard of an organization called WAGS, which stands for Wonderful Animals Giving Support. It is a group of…
It’s the Aesthetics, Stupid (or is it?)…by Jim Stiles
“IT’S THE AESTHETICS, STUPID.” (Or is it?) By Jim Stiles Many years ago, during one of my first trips to the canyon country, I made the dusty drive to Grandview Point on the Island in the Sky. The road…
Take it or Leave it…by Jim Stiles
TAKE IT or LEAVE IT Jim Stiles HARD TIMES? A STORY OF TWO PRAIRIE GRAVES One frenzied afternoon in Moab, more than 20 years ago, the crush of tourists, the asphalt-enhanced desert heat, and the already disturbing …
Dog of the Month
Dog of the Month: The White Dog of Bueyeros, New Mexico We were wandering in that hot, dry country east of the Rockies in northeast New Mexico, where the land can’t quite decide if it wants to…