Emery County (Utah) Archives; Window Blind Peak; San Rafael Swell; Geary, Elmo; Castle Valley
Window Blind Peak or (Castle) is one of the most identifiable formations in the San Rafael Swell. Elmo Geary and friends were there for Easter weekend in 1929. Spending Easter weekend on the desert as locals call it, has been a tradition for over...
Emery County (Utah); Emery (Utah); Jensen, Venice; Eastering: San Rafael Swell; Celebrations
Emery County has a tradition of celebrating Easter on the San Rafael Swell, or what the local people call "The Desert." For many years whole towns would meet at the church and travel together to the desert where they would have Easter Sunday...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Easter; Horse and wagons
Elmo Geary and high school friends went to the San Rafael Swell for Easter weekend in a wagon pulled by horses. Another group of teenagers went to the same area in an automobile and ran off the road and crashed. No one was hurt badly, but the event...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eastering; Recreation; Guns
Legends of the Wild Bunch in Emery County were strong, and still are. Drew and friend are pretending to duel in this photograph. Emery County and Carbon County have had the traditon of going to the San Rafael Swell or what locals call "Desert" for...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Nixon, Grace; Johansen, Eugene
Eugene Johansen and Grace Nixon on the San Rafael Swell in 1933 while they were dating. They married and continued to live in Castle Dale where they both taught high school for many years. This photograph was taken at Easter weekend in 1933....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards' friends, Mass and Jetty, on the San Rafael Swell at Easter weekend with Drew and Addie Wakefield. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or "the desert," as locals call it, has been a tradition since early 1900s and still continues...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Guns
Drew Richards (left) with a friend pretending to duel on the San Rafael Swell, Easter weekend 1928. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals call it, has been a tradition since the early 1900s and still continues today. It is...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie; Guns
Drew Richards and his girlfriend, 16 year old Addie Wakefield, on the San Rafael on Easter weekend posing as outlaws. Butch Cassidy and his gang rode through and hid out in the Swell. They became legends to all residents of Emery County. Spending...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Joe and His Dog; Geology
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #9, Joe and His Dog. Geologic formations carry the names of the Swaseys. This formation is found in North Cold Wash. Some maps call...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Eventually, the war became too rough. Betty was pulled into the river and held under accidentally; Glad was getting mighty cold; and Merlin lost part of his finger as he tried in vain to retain a large can which was his last weapon. When his crew...
Supervisor George H. Barney receiving first telephone call by rigging his own line across telephone lines. The phone line ran across the forest. This picture is also seen on page 221 in the book "History of Garfield County" by Linda King Newell and...