Apr 4, 20161 minMy favorite con manThe stories about con artists are familiar enough that we’ve immortalized them in jokes and songs: Want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? I...
Mar 15, 20161 minDesert bighorns and wild horsesThis ride actually was research for a history article I’m writing about early days in what’s now the BLM’s Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse...
Mar 2, 20161 minMuseum AwardMonday night was a great night, for me and for a number of other people who were recognized by the Museum of Western Colorado for our...
Feb 27, 20161 minPat Garrett killed, Feb. 29, 1908But far fewer people, myself included until recently, realize that Garrett himself was shot and killed 27 years later, on a lonely road...
Feb 18, 20161 minThe Last Indian UprisingIt still amazes me that this event occurred so close to us in southeastern Utah, a barely over a century ago. A dispute over a campfire...