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Nik Hougen, Moab’s Local Hermit out of Hiding

Nik Hougen is Moab’s local hermit. He lives alone in the rugged wilderness far from downtown Moab. When Richard Markosian, Utah Stories publisher, interviewed him Nik explained how to find him, “You need a UTV to go the first 90 minutes. Then you need to walk the next stretch. It’s rough country—about 45 minutes if…

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Nik Hougen is Moab’s local hermit. He lives alone in the rugged wilderness far from downtown Moab. When Richard Markosian, Utah Stories publisher, interviewed him Nik explained how to find him, “You need a UTV to go the first 90 minutes. Then you need to walk the next stretch. It’s rough country—about 45 minutes if you don’t stop.”

After run-ins with the BLM and unwanted attention Nik chose to live a reclusive lifestyle in his “own little paradise.”

To read the full story about Nik Hougen as told by Richard Markosian visit our new Moab Stories website.

 

 

 

 

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Richard Markosian

I am a story teller and journalist. I have a passion for farmers, local craftspeople, and folks who aspire to create, build and grow their business in the local marketplace. Why local? By supporting locally-owned businesses we create more opportunity for entrepreneurs, and we claim our sovereignty to shape our communities how we want to see them. I aspire to build Utah Stories Magazine into a household Utah name, and assist Utah businesses and makers with marketing. On the journalism side of things my passion is investigative journalism that offers true insight into issues. I believe strongly in the forth estate: strong, meaningful, insightful journalism is essential to a free market Democracy.

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