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; Horse and Wagons; Geary, Elmo, Easter
A closeup of image0-275; Elmo Geary and his teenage friends went to the San Rafael Swell in horse drawn wagons in 1929 over Easter Weekend. This tradition of Emery County residents spending Easter on the San Rafael Swell or "Desert" as it is...
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); 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; 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
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; 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...
Drew Richards and friends traveling to the San Rafael Swell for Easter weekend. Although many people had cars in 1928, horses and wagons fared better in the muddy areas of the Swell. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals...
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; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie
Drew Richards is Eastering on the desert with friends in 1924. The tradition of going to the San Rafael Swell over Easter weekend has existed since the early 1900s, and it is still known as "Eastering on the Desert." With rough, undeveloped roads,...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Automobiles; Richards, Drew
Drew Richards and friends on the San Rafael Swell over Easter -- "Eastering on the Desert in 1928." They are stuck in the mud on the San Rafael. The clay soil gets soft quickly when it rains on the Swell. Early journals say that they had to stop...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Richards, Drew; Wakefield, Addie; Buckhorn Draw
Drew Richards and friends went to the San Rafael Swell over Easter weekend in 1928. Drew and friends recreated on the San Rafael on Easter weekend for many years, as did most of Emery County residents. The tradition of going to the Swell for Easter...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Rochester; Schools
Everyone in the small town of Rochester--later named Moore--met at the school Easter morning instead of at church, and drove in wagons out to the San Rafael Swell where they had a church service and picnic. Eastering is what it became known as, and...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Swasey Family; Eastering; Swinging Bridge
Swasey Kids on the Swinging Bridge on Easter Sunday. The tradition of spending Easter weekend on the San Rafael Swell began in the early 1900s for residents of Emery and Carbon County. The Swasey family spent a lot of time on the Swell. Their...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Snakes; Swasey, Royal; Eastering
Royal Swasey is holding a large blow snake with Jess Larsen looking on. This is the family outing over Easter. Easter on the desert was such a long standing tradition it is called "Eastering."
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...