Blizzard at Moon House

On the triumph and tribulation of winter desert camping

Dec 23, 2021

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The following essay is excerpted and adapted from Sagebrush Empire: How a Remote Utah County Became the Battlefront of American Public Lands, by Jonathan P. Thompson. We’re running it now to celebrate the big storm heading toward Southeastern Utah.

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