Longtime Zephyr readers won’t need any introduction to Herb Ringer. His photography has appeared in this publication for nearly our entire existence. As a photographer, and a chronicler of the 20th century, he has always been right at the heart of…
NOTE: If you haven’t seen “Lonely Are the Brave,” or read Edward Abbey’s “Brave Cowboy,” you might be better served to find the film or the book, watch and/or read them, and then come back to this article…JS Six years ago,…
In the months after Herb Ringer’s 1941 move to Reno from New Jersey, he set out to explore the barren deserts nearby. Even before the war, much of the American West was relatively empty, and towns in the Great Basin…
Herb Ringer discovered his love for the West in 1939. He had traveled from his home in Ringoes, New Jersey to Reno, Nevada to procure a quick divorce, and spent that winter working in a local market, occupying a cramped…
This past Fall, Jim and I took a trip out to Herb Ringer country. We wanted to return to a few of the spots in Nevada and California that held particular importance for Herb, and see how those places had…
NOTE: This is a story about the film ‘Lonely are the Brave,’ based on the book, ‘Brave Cowboy,’ by Edward Abbey and my efforts to find, in 2014, the original film locations from the 1961 production. In searching for those…
The Zephyr is honored to present selected images from TOM TILL’s remarkable book, “Then & Now.” Balanced Rock Visit Tom Till’s Website. To see the PDF version of this page, click here. To comment, scroll to…
The Zephyr is honored to present selected images from TOM TILL’s remarkable book, “Then & Now.” GLEN CANYON THE COLORADO RIVER Visit Tom Till’s Website. To see the PDF version of this page, click here. To…
The Zephyr is honored to present selected images from TOM TILL’s remarkable book, “Then & Now.” Mt. Olympus 1930’s Mt. Olympus 60 Years Later, Viewed from Murray, Utah. To read the PDF version of this article, click here.…
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…