The Stromboli Affair
Alright now, where are all the film buffs in the area? We need to travel back to the early 1950s in which a movie created a scandalous affair. Too vague for that era? Stromboli, aka St…
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The Thin Bear legacy of art and oranges
by Janet Keeler Wilcox Contributing writer Robert and Joan Hosler have a legacy of close friendships with Ute and Navajo artists throughout San Juan County. When the Hoslers moved to …The Thin Green Line
Recently I have been thinking a lot about the trading post and its place in the larger scheme of things. At times, I feel it is simply a brokerage, nothing more than a buyer and seller…
The Trading Post Kids
A while ago, I ran into a quote attributed to Joan Didion that goes something like, “I have already lost touch with a couple people I used to be.” The quote started me thinking about …
The true story of ants
Clumsy and plump, Steven Pfenniger cried easily, which didn’t earn him any respect from the pack of kids running our neighborhood in Hutchinson, KS. His dad owned a shop just off Fourt…The Unforgivable reviewed
by Jill Pearson Every once in a while, you stumble onto a good one. With so many streaming services and choices, it usually takes longer to decide on something to watch than it takes t…
The Valley of the Gods
We routinely tell visitors to Twin Rocks Trading Post about the abundance of fascinating locations within 50 miles of Bluff. One of our most highly-recommended places is located just 2…
The voice of the cottonwood
Recently, one of my friends told me that when she and her husband drove up on Blue Mountain to view the fall colors, they wended their way along an aspen-lined road. “The leaves seemed…The Voices of Bears Ears — Ep. 1: The High Desert Adventurer
Bears Ears National Monument is not like the dramatic Zion or Yosemite national parks. While there’s beauty all around, it’s the layers of life and history that give definition to these lands. Local guide and adventurer Dustin Randall believes one of the best ways to see it is on a mountain bike. With the monument’s few paved roads, biking accesses abundant remote and hidden secrets, nestled among the exposed rock and high-country setting.The Voices of Bears Ears — Ep. 2: The Archaeologists
Layers of history and culture are visible on the landscape of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Thousands of fragile sites are spread across the rugged backcountry.The Voices of Bears Ears — Ep. 3: The Navajo
Carol Talus calls southeastern Utah her ancestral home. Living on the Navajo Nation, just outside of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, she welcomes visitors to her home using the Airbnb Experience platform. Talus shows what it’s like to visit a Navajo, or Diné, family at their home site. She also shares the land’s beauty. With a guide and extra time to appreciate a place, according to Talus, beauty emerges from all around: before, behind, beside, below and above. There's also a story behind the scenery and the place.The Voices of Bears Ears — Ep. 4: The Cowboys
There’s real solitude in ranching. Cowboys like Adam Redd and Chase Murray were raised on the wide-open lands of San Juan County and daily experience the kind of solitude and beauty that people from the city yearn for. Head out on the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway of Bears Ears National Monument for a glimpse of the storied lands and lifestyle of southeastern Utah ranchers. It all started for Redd with the arrival of his great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather by way of Utah’s famed Mormon pioneer Hole-in-the-Rock Trail, a path blazed through hardship and sheer will.