TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT…Jim Stiles “Our Friends Were Dearer Then”—Herb Ringer 1913-1998 An Introduction to this Special Issue of The Zephyr also…“Stiles Road Rules #43, Confessions and Complaints of a Lifelong Jaywalker” SOWING CLOVER…Tonya Stiles “The Forgotten Conservative Case…
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In the fall of 1939, Herb Ringer traveled west from Ringoes, New Jersey to pursue a divorce in Reno, Nevada. He stayed at a small boarding house on Virginia Avenue for the next several months. While he was there, Herb…
Experiencing the Great Basin Desert in Nevada seems to involve an inner war of perceptions. Here’s how it went for me. Just after Gail and I turned our rental car due south on Alternate U.S. Highway 93 from the fortress…
When Herb gave his father a journal for Christmas in 1944, JOSEPH RINGER put it to good use. In addition to his remarkable commentary that spanned the years 1944 to 1963, he liked to make lists. This is one of…
A Letter from HERB: Dear Jim, Just a little explanation on these old prints. Wes Moreland, standing in the doorway of the railroad station at Ryolite with his red setter. Both lived quite well on steak every day. I believe…
“When I was about four my father had an engagement to play the summer season out in Colorado Springs with a local band, the Colorado Midland Band, owned by the Colorado Midland Railroad. So we journeyed by train across the…
“The first time I stopped at Cameron was when I had my 1946 Ford. It was going to be a long drive, from the South Rim all the way to Kanab. And so my father suggested we stop. We noticed…
Wandering through ghost towns, away from the ‘real world. Herb’s “Day of Infamy” was very peaceful. (Click each image to enlarge.) To read the PDF version of this article, click here. Don’t forget the Zephyr ads! All links…
One of the great characters of the Grand Canyon was Shorty Yarberry. His whole name was George Armstrong Custer ‘Shorty’ Yarberry. He was born on the day of the Battle of the Little Big Horn when Custer was killed. He…