
Part of The Outlaw Josie Wales was shot in Paria, near Kanab, in Kane County, Utah. I've been to the movie set, which burned down over a decade ago. The building foundations are still there. Whenever I go somewhere I like to study up on the history of what made this or that place significant in history. Whose lives were built there? Why did they come and why did they stay or leave? Or were they forced to leave? (It comes with the Gone to Texas theme - hang in there)

You can't run cattle (successfully) on the Paria River because it's almost all quicksand. Five miles to the east, over some steep mountains and sheer cliffs, the Cottonwood River has no quicksand and made for better ranching. You don't see tourists on the Paria River. There is a graded dirt road that runs through Cottonwood Canyon (sort of the Gateway to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument/park).

But, I digress.
As some of you know, I'm working on a project in Texas and will be traveling to and from more regularly now. If the blogging is slow from time to time, you'll know that I'm in Texas, riding horses, shooting machine guns, fishing and working...in that order.
A friend of mine from DEA who is not working on the project but who is aware of it, asked how he could get a job like that. I told him that he'd need to bag the day job and country club lifestyle of a Department of Justice worker.
I have known him for a while and worked with him in Mexico. I think that he'd punch out of his DOJ sinecure if I offered him a better gig -- but he is an adrenalin junkie and is a first rate operator, and what I'm doing is a universe apart from 'Blackwater' type stuff.
I have known him for a while and worked with him in Mexico. I think that he'd punch out of his DOJ sinecure if I offered him a better gig -- but he is an adrenalin junkie and is a first rate operator, and what I'm doing is a universe apart from 'Blackwater' type stuff.

Since I'm not quite sure how often I'll be in Texas and how often I'll be back on the West Coast or on the road in Norway, I'm not certain whether this will be one of those situations where I relocate the Ducati Diavel to the Lonestar State or whether I just rent a Harley from the local dealership when I need to go for a ride.
I know that a Texan would ride a horse rather than a motorcycle, but I'm not a Texan so I'm not caught up in that dilemma.
I know that a Texan would ride a horse rather than a motorcycle, but I'm not a Texan so I'm not caught up in that dilemma.