Mystery solved, Legend continues...

After reading the new article last week that someone had found the remains of Everett Ruess I still had my doubts. Today all doubts were put aside. DNA tests now confirm that the remains were indeed that of Everett Ruess the "patron saint of the red rock wilderness".

I have mixed feelings about this new discovery. Part of me liked the whole mystique about this 20 yr. old vagabond, flippin' the bird at society and heading to the desert to live life how he envisioned and disappearing forever. In the end though I guess its his vision and ideas that intrigue me the most.  Long live NEMO!

"say that i starved, that i was lost and weary 

that i was burned and blinded by the desert sun 

footsore, thirsty, sick with strange diseases, 

lonely and wet and cold, but that i kept my dream! " 

— Everett Ruess

Everett Ruess Found?

Has the mystery been solved? Although I have my doubts as to this story and the whereabouts of Ruess-the ultimate Wilderness Vagabond. It does seem possible. I can't wait to read the full story.

http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/everett-ruess/david-roberts-text

April Powder

Another week of 25+ inches at Parleys summit. The Wasatch has been getting pounded with storms over the last 10 days, I was able to get out Friday morning to try out the snow from the last wave of storms. Spring skiing this year in the Wasatch has been about as good as it gets.

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Sun starting to peek throught the storm

Argenta BCC

This morning we skied Argenta in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Argenta is an infamous avalanche path that lay quiet for 50 yrs until 1996 when it came alive and ripped out all the way to the road burying it with a 50 ft wall of snow and old growth timber. Now days conditions permitting it's a 2500 vertical foot natural ski resort( minus the lifts and people of course). Todd gets the "Committed to the Core" award today for getting out and skiing with me while fighting off a fever and flu symptoms.