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…
I’ve never been a fan of extreme sports, especially when they use Nature as the venue. Even as a young man in my twenties, the idea of stunt climbing and extreme recreation didn’t appeal to me. I am of the…
This is the first in a series of “Zephyr Interviews” from the past 25 years. Each will offer a revealing look at Moab’s transformation. In the early 1990s, Moab was on the cusp of massive change. Recently, county residents had…
“It is common among my people to hear someone say they are the land and the land is them…While human interactions are important, they are not held above the interactions that take place in the natural environment.” – Lisa Grayshield,…
Paul Vlachos is a New Yorker who understands The West. And he is a New Yorker who understands New York. Wherever Paul goes, he finds signs of life… 1. Texas, just off the Interstate, in 2009. I’m always hauling ass…
I learned early on that I was susceptible to empty houses. The first intimation, a very young kid, wandering north-east of the town of Jackson, coming upon a small hog-notched cabin, roof fallen in, logs weather-beaten to a fine gray…
Dave Wilder’s art can be seen at: http://www.wilderarts.com and at the Laughing Raven Gallery 417 Hull Ave. Jerome, Arizona and on Facebook: “David Wilder Arts” To read the PDF version of this article, click here. To comment…
The Zephyr is honored to present selected images from TOM TILL’s remarkable book, “Then & Now.” The Four Corners The Utah Valley & Mt. Timpanogos Visit Tom Till’s Website. To read the PDF version of this article, click…
The energy boom is upending a lot of old assumptions about the viability of U.S. manufacturing, and it’s as key to American success as the invention of the Internet, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told CNBC on Wednesday. “Cheap energy—the revolution…
Cooke City, Montana Trail Ridge Highway, Rocky Mountain NP. The mountains near the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Herb’s dad walking the cat. Trail Ridge summit. To see the PDF version of this page, click here. To comment on…
Millions of years ago, according to one theory (mine), the mammoth child of some now extinct race of giants spilled globs of wet sandstone clay, red as rusted iron, on the Nevada desert in what is now known as the…
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT… THE CHRISTMAS of 1932…Jim Stiles COMING NEXT SPRING…THE ZEPHYR’S 25TH. SOWING CLOVER “Snowfall and the Religion of Grief” –Tonya Stiles CLINGING HOPELESSLY to the MAPS The 1941 Conoco “Touraide” Travel Guide From the 1993 Zephyr…
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve printed or posted this story two or three times over the past 25 years, but here it is again. I like the way these kinds of memories make me feel. Thanks…JS This time of year, I always…
Utah is not like any other state. Some Americans are still not sure Utah is a part of the union, and in its early history, of course, the U.S. Government refused to allow statehood for the land of Deseret. A…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Zephyr was only in its fourth year of publication when the effects of an already runaway recreation/tourist/amenities industry became a real worry, at least to me. The reality of it was a sobering wake-up call and I…