A short video of Gary demonstrating his hobo rocket stove, made from a gallon paint can, some stove pipe and scrap metal.
Playback may look really bad at "Auto" resolution; look in the lower right corner of the player for "Auto" and click on it to see if you can play the video at a higher resolution (may take a little longer to load, but ...)When we discovered our intended route had been closed by a landslide - a year ago - Rita found this scenic shortcut, called House Rock Road, which parallels the Vermillion Cliffs in Arizona. "HIgh clearance 4-WD recommended." There was only one really bad place - the rest was OK dirt and gravel (on a dry day).
This Park Ranger gave the guided tour of the main house at Pipe Spring National Monument. It was one of the most fascinating 45 minutes of my life. The Monument is dedicated to interpreting the complex relationships between early founders of the Mormon, Church, the Paiute Indians, and the US Government. But this man's vast knowledge went way beyond the basics and he was able to explore theories and provide little known facts to make the history come alive again.
The monument is located on the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation, between St. George, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona.The compound built by the Mormons at Pipe Springs had one of the first telegraph stations in the area.
The word "deseret" is not a mis-spelling - that word was was chosen by the Mormons as the name for a provisional territoy which included most of what is now known as Utah and Nevada, northen Arizona and parts of Southern California.
Pipe Spring National Monument is located on the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation, between St. George, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona.