Today we would like to share with you an excerpt from our book. On April 4, 2016 we made many stops, this is just one. At the end of the day...oh what a view we were blessed with!
We were in the heart of the Utah desert. We had just left the Faust XP Station and was in search of East Rush Valley…
“Next Stop: East Rush Valley XP Station
Well, the pavement sure didn’t last long. After a short drive on the road heading to Faust, we were back on yet another gravel highway.
As we were searching for our next station, the clouds were coming to life with color. The sun was starting to set behind us, and the glorious twilight hour was beginning to glow over the valley. There were brilliant shades of orange and deep purple…We pulled over a few times so I could capture the cloudy sky with the mountains as their canvas.
Upon reaching the next CCC monument, off to our left, we found this location was apparently too remote to keep the varmint thieves away. It had been damaged and the description plaque stolen. Only the top round plaque remained.*
The sun was still illuminating the rain clouds with exquisite colors…it was stunning. Though there were no remnants or ruins left at this site, I captured the sky with the monument in the foreground. I sure hope one of my shots will share with ya’ll what we witnessed!
2016_ut_east rush-0416-2mbEast Rush Valley Utah Pony Express Station site
*(Later found on the Utah BLM website there was a photo—submitted by the public, I am guessing—with the plaque intact; it was a Centennial plaque, though, and not a CCC. The plaque is hard to read, as some jerks had shot it up, but it showed the name as “Rush Valley” and stated that it was also an Overland Stage stop until 1869.)”
We hope you enjoyed this little snippet from our book; "Rider on the Pony Express Trail"