As home to 1,400 residents, you might call Dugway Proving Ground the ultimate gated community. There are an estimated 300 miles of roads around Dugway, but residents have clearance to only a fraction of the secret areas surrounding this mysterious place in Utah’s west desert. Conspiracy theorists claim that Dugway is the “New Area 51”, and that US Government secret programs … [Read more...]
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Hidden Utah: Dugway Revisted
For probably the first issue ever, we don't begin our series of stories in Utah but in Nevada, in an electronics store parking lot in Las Vegas. I'm returning a piece of equipment I bought to charge my camera battery. I've finally found the charger I need and I'm on my way. But what I'm about to witness can't be caught on my Nikon 3300. Out of nowhere, a spinning, invisible … [Read more...]
Dugway Mysteries Revealed — The New Area 51
You might call Dugway Proving Ground the ultimate gated community, home to 1,400 residents. There are an estimated 300 miles of roads around Dugway, but the residents have clearance to a fraction of the secret areas around this mysterious place. Conspiracy theorists claim that Dugway is the “New Area 51” and the U.S. Government secret programs are hiding extraterrestrial … [Read more...]
CAN A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION SAVE THE GREAT SALT LAKE?
Is the "bathtub drain" linking the Great Salt Lake and the Pacific Ocean a reality? This winter, a bush pilot flying to spot brine shrimp blooms for shrimp trawlers spotted a sinkhole one mile in circumference on the far west mudflats of the lake. Receding water levels made the once-submerged landform visible, lending credence for the first time to the early pioneer … [Read more...]
Mysterious Monolith found in Utah desert. Digital Sleuths Find Location
Nobody is asking the obvious: Did this object come from another planet? What is 10’ tall polished, made of a steel-like metal alloy, triangular and firmly planted into a canyon somewhere in Southeastern Utah? It’s a monolith that is now making national headlines. Two men working for the Utah Department of Public Safety were flying a helicopter to count sheep in the … [Read more...]
Neat Utah Places to Explore – If You Can Get In
Neat Places to Explore - If You Can Get In As if Utah doesn’t have an endless supply of natural landscapes and historic sites to discover, the state is also packed with mysterious underground wonders just begging to be explored ― if you can only get into them. Driving up Little Cottonwood Canyon, I often forget there is an entire world tunneled into the granite. … [Read more...]
Utah: The Road Tripping Capital of the World
According to MMGY Global, between 2015 and 2016 the percentage of Americans going road tripping nearly doubled. From 22% to 39%. Domestic vacations have increased by 14 million, with Americans now spending $5 billion on leisure travel. Overseas vacations have declined. Speaking to farmers market vendors, I learned they cancelled their European vacation plans due to their … [Read more...]
Something Eerie is Happening West of the North Temple Bridge
North Temple... On The “Other Side” When I moved to Salt Lake City and into the apartment complex on North Temple I knew something was amiss about this street. I'm not referring to the homeless or criminal element, this is something much-curiouser than a drug-deal or a stumbling drunkard. No, I'm hinting at the possibility of a HAUNTED NORTH TEMPLE! Once I was situated … [Read more...]
UFO Watching in Utah
Is it a Bird or a Plane? You’ve hiked, skied and rappelled Utah’s mountains; you’ve visited the museums, galleries and historic buildings; and you’ve dined in all the trendy and hole-in-the-wall restaurants. But have you looked up? You may or may not believe in flying saucers and little green men, but the possibility is worth exploring in a state that has been a hotbed … [Read more...]
Iosepa: Why Hawaiian Mormon Pioneers Were Evicted
Skull Valley, UT— Just the name portrays a Valley-of-the-Damned-image: desolate, remote. It is mostly accurate. Skull Valley is home to Dugway Proving Grounds, where biological and chemical weapons are tested for “mostly training purposes,” according to the military residents there. For most of Utah’s short history, a place beyond the Stansbury Range in Tooele County that has … [Read more...]