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Torrey & The Colorado Plateau

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 By TK421 2 Comments
One of my favorite books on the history of southern Utah and the Colorado Plateau is Butch Cassidy was Here by James H. Knipmeyer. The title is a little misleading because it has very little to do with the famous outlaw, but does constitutes one of the best comprehensive histories of the Colorado Plateau. Knipmeyer frames the history around hundreds of "cowboy carvings" and other important inscriptions found throughout the plateau country left by explorers, miners, and colonizers. Anyway, I was delighted to come across a memoir that Knipmeyer wrote for the Entrada Institute that chronicles how he got so involved with Colorado Plateau history:

http://www.entradainstitute.org/tales_from_torrey_intro.htm

At the heart of his story is none other than the tiny town in central Utah called Torrey. This is an absolute must-read for anyone who has been to Torrey and who has also fallen under her spell.

Pictures from our own trip to Torrey over Labor Day weekend are coming soon!
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2 comments:

Cher said...

Your photography is wonderful! Looks like you have the photoshop skills too!

September 15, 2008 at 9:08 PM
WasatchWill said...

I just stumbled upon your blog and have looked through a number of your archived posts. Great stuff! I had to respond to this one because my in-laws have owned land in Torrey for decades and just retired and moved from Park City into a small cabin they just built down there. In fact, my wife's ancestors are a huge part of the history of Torrey and the Wayne County area (Pectols, Hickmans, Covingtons, etc.). Anyway, needless to say, we visit there often, numerous times a year, so this post and your next post about Torrey caught my interest in particular. I tried clicking that link to "Tales from Torrey" but that page no longer exists. Do you know where that story can be found? Curious to know what your connection is with Torrey. You stated in your following post that you spent many summers down that way in your youth and had a family cabin?

January 22, 2016 at 8:25 AM

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