Welcome to one of the most scenic and inspiring landscapes on earth, the red rock country of southern Utah and all that surrounds it. In addition to its amazing concentration of national parks and monuments, state parks, national forests and recreation areas, this section introduces the landscapes, stories and travel notes that shaped Utah Red Rocks.
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A look back at the Events of 2002 for Rhonda and I, 2002 contained some of the most difficult and challenging events of our entire time together. After looking back at the events of that year, I decided to make this brief summary of 2002 a permanent part of my website.
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Until our Paths Cross Again. Biographical sketches are certainly not my forte. A person’s life, especially the life of someone as dedicated to a significant cause such as Ward, is difficult, if not impossible, to summarize in a few pages of text.
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Written July, 2002. Ward Roylance’s world travels sharpened his aesthetic focus and gave him an intense sensitivity to the natural beauty of southern Utah. This tribute observes how erosional artistry, color and form come together in the desert.
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One of the most important aspects of my life has been the immense honor of seeing some very special areas of southern Utah with Ward Roylance, who knew and appreciated the Red Rock Country more than almost any other person on Earth.
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In the spring of 1999 my friend Roger from Fort Collins, Colorado, came to Moab for a visit. Roger and I had been friends for several years and had some amazing hiking together, including a backpacking expedition into the remote backcountry of Canyonlands National Park.
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John Van Dyke was a professor of Art History at Rutgers University. In the summer of 1898 he ventured into the desert for nearly three years to address the aesthetic qualities of what he saw: the author of several well-received books on art theory, and one accustomed to seeing.
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