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furnish the transportation. After dinner he called for me where Orpha and I were staying in Keams Canyon, and we started for Kyakotsmovi. Clyde knew I was interested in livestock. For that reason, we stopped at a corral...
Full of Years and Honor
CHAPTER EIGHT
When an interviewer inquired what one thing he wanted to be remembered for, John S. Boyden replied: The patriarch of a successful family unit.
N THE EARLY 1960's, AFTER JOHN HAD COMPLETED THE years as Bishop...
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these very busy years for the Hopi general and claims attorney. The Salt Lake Tribune, December 3,1957, had carried a story announcing the formation of the Ideal National Life Insurance Co., "a legal reserve...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
The second weekend of June may have seemed quite ordinary to the rest of the world, but to a select few, excitement was afoot. In various Salt Lake homes (to be revealed later), people bustled about airing bed rolls, buying lip balm, cleaning...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
the rest of the hike back to the boats, the fellows alternated carrying him pickaback to avoid infection. To his delight he received the gentle undivided attention of Judy and Marilyn to boot. Upon our return to the landing, we found that we were...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
The day ahead was to be rather long, and spiced only by one stop at a previously unexplored canyon. But we were told of many landmarks and points of interest to keep our eyes on as we drifted down the River of No Return. This particular aspect of...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
light red limestone which we saw for the remainder of the trip. The walls of the canyon were lower, but no less rugged than they had been previously; and our experienced eyes could now more quickly sight the tell-tale talus of an abandoned mine. We...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
meaningfulness of this spot. Though we wished to linger
there in the breeze and the quietude we had found, in order to get down to the camp before dark, we had to begin the descent. On the way down each of us collected film boxes, candy wrappers,...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Heartily digging into the sacks, we withdrew bread with sandwich spread or Vienna sausages between them. As consolation, however, there were cookies and finally raisins, which Ted especially liked.
And then the contest began. Lee Perry leaped...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
gentleman of the desert wearing among other things the
bottom half of the legs of a pair of old levis, ran to victory. Her position in the sports world was challenged only by Lee Perry, whose feet were sore, and by Merly, who actually bettered her...