Aug 25, 2011

Is there anything that you have always wanted to do but haven’t done yet?

Yes there is and I will most likely never get to do it. I have had a dream for more years than I can remember to go to every small town in Utah and find the oldest surviving and longest resident of that city and then to sit with them and get their life story and especially a description of their favorite spots around the town where they have gone to relax and held as their favorite spot or spots. I would then spend a couple weeks in those areas and photograph them and after doing that then publish a book about Utah’s residents favorite spots. It would include places like “Little Egypt and the sphinx” Grandma and Grandpa Poulson were engaged there and it was one of their favorite spots. They took us there a couple of times when we were young and as I have thought back on it through the years I have often thought that I should go and photograph it which has led to wondering how many other places in Utah are practically unknown except to the local residents. As I get older I know that the oldest residents are now getting closer to my own age and I would have to change the scope of the questions to include the favorite spots that their parents loved because our generation has different ones. Mine for instance is Mud Springs campground in Avinaquin canyon south of Duchesne. It was my favorite because I spent so many hours and days walking the old log fence that surrounded the camp as my 4-H leader would take a nap while we were there working on the camp. He was a Forest Ranger and spent a lot of time doing upkeep on that campground. I should probably start doing my project and change the scope a little to include Silver Beaver’s that we meet throughout the state and not only photograph them but their favorite camping spots near the areas where they live. I would never get them photographed though if I did.