Gateway
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SUMMER 2015
to Canyon Country
A guide to Page, Lake Powell, Kanab and the Grand Circle
CHASING BUTCH CASSIDY
LEGEND SUGGESTS OUTLAWS DIDN’T DIE IN BOLIVIA
OUTDOOR WONDERLAND
SEVEN AMAZING LAKE POWELL ADVENTURES
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One of the newest hotels in town. The Comfort Inn & SuitesÂŽ hotel in Page, Arizona
offers easy access to a variety of outdoor activities along the Colorado River, including water skiing, hiking, biking, fishing, golfing and raft trips. This Page, AZ hotel is also convenient to Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon.
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Downtown Page, AZ The Rodeway InnÂŽ is located close to Powell Museum and Lake Powell National Golf Course.
Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool. Those traveling on business have access to a business center at this hotel. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Self parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include free WiFi, laundry facilities, and a picnic area. Some accommodations have balconies or patios if available. Free hot breakfast. All rooms with flat screen TV’s, microwave, refrigerator, coffee pot and hair dryer.
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is produced three times a year by the staff of the Lake Powell Chronicle, P.O. BOX 1716, Page, AZ 86040. Phone 928.645.8888 Fax 928.645.2209 Publisher/Editor lpcpub@lakepowellchronicle.com editor@lakepowellchronicle.com
Contributors Laurel Beesley Jackson Bridges Jamie Brough Steven Law Blake Tilker
Composing Marty Sisk marty@lakepowellchronicle.com
A land of history and mystery
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couple months ago I was having lunch with a friend of mine and she said, “You know what story you should do? Track down what really happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” “What do you mean what really happened to Butch and Sundance?” I asked. movie.” I started my journalism career in Cedar City, Utah and had on two separate occasions, while traveling through Garfield County, heard stories that Butch under a new alias once the heat was off. My friend went on to tell me that Butch Cassidy had grown up in Circleville, Utah and after faking his death he returned to Circleville to visit his family, and then entered a
the poor. I was very intrigued. Two weeks after that conversation I packed a Steven along the trail to Keet Stee1. few things in my car and Photo by Dustin Williams drove to Circleville, Utah to see if I could unravel this curious mystery. I uncovered a very interesting
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it with you in this issue. Our writers and photographers will introduce you
a visit to the wonderfully charming and kitschy Moqui Cave. Jamie Brough will
Rim of the Grand Canyon, the perfect place to visit when our summer temps get over 100 degrees.
view that stretched on forever in four directions, “I think it would take two or
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The Other Rim Page 12
Cover photo / Gateway staff A former Gateway to Canyon Country staff member took this photo of jet skiers enjoying Lake Powell. Read about Lake Powell Activities on page 20-21.
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Sounds of Summer The Other Rim Outdoor Wonderland “Mini Wave” Lake Powell map Canyon Country map
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Page area map City of Page map City of Kanab map How the West Was Won Cave Dweller Rocks for Runners
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Panguitch The Scenic Way Deep Into Backcountry ‘Round the Bend Chasing Butch Cassidy
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Lestin Fuller performs a traditional Native Summer concert series held in City Park.
SOUNDS OF SUMMER LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE WEEK story AND PHOTO by jamie brough/Staff
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ooking for something to spice up the evening after a fireworks display near the golf course. around sundown every Tuesday and Thursday. The films tend include a wide variety of genres. The final showing for movies is July 24. transport to and from the venues with a route stopping at most at the hotels.
every week until Sept. 5. For a complete schedule, view the Sounds of Summer ad on page 13.
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THE OTHER RIM day trip to the lesser visited side of the grand canyon story AND PHOTOS by TONJA GREENFIELD/Staff
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to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. I mean, come
to go to the Grand Canyon. It was January, and there was snow on the ground, and yet a large crowd was gathered on the edge, in awe just like me.
The road continues to ascend and curve as the landscape
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cookies to go, I ordered a cherry turnover as a snack/lunch on the trip.
thing for them. The sign said that many of the trees were killed
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trees may have died, the roots survived and took advantage of the open soil, sending up new shoots within a few weeks after the fire had passed. pictures,
we
continued
on
The highway cuts right through the forest and at one point lush, green meadow. There are signs warning drivers to watch for animals, including deer. There is a cost to enter
This pass not only gets you gets you into the Glen Canyon
Imperial. The road up to
We arrived at the parking lot and my first thought was wow
Cape Royal as sights to see. When the sign came to turn off and you are again ascending around some steep curves. the main road, we took it.
in the parking lot. The visit to
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the South Rim in January, in the middle of winter, had more tourists that this lovely June
we had the park to ourselves. We walked down to the viewing deck and took some pictures, and then helped other tourists out
the road to Cape Royal are numerous pullouts. If you have time, stop and take some pictures or even go hiking on one of the numerous trails.
places I visit on the question, could I take my parents who are through the rock.
parking lot.
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the way down to Cape Royal. lookout points along the path, including another view of we stopped at this lookout that Window started playing a game with those of us at the we would respond, Hello! continued on the trail to Cape five people at the Cape Royal overlook. Five people. It was like having the entire Grand the South Rim. There was a storm hitting the South Rim and we could hear thunder and see some the car. Because all of us had lighting. plans for the night, we never It started to get warm and
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almost every curve, we would spot deer on the side of the sky was getting darker. For
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to follow cycles that are at least somewhat knows what those cycles are you can hire a
It has lots of room for waterskiing, jet skiing Boating and Jet Skiing
That translates into thousands of secluded inlets, private nooks, romantic coves and picturesque canyons. The only hard part will you want to do it in. Kayaking Kayaking offers perhaps the most intimate way to interact with the lake. Sitting right on the water allows you to trail your fingers through the water, and looking over the side
watch for shallow rocks in the water. Hitting one at high speeds is very dangerous. If the water due to reflection or refraction slow down as you proceed. There are very few things in this life more
slow, and contemplative. Kayaking also
When jet skiing always follow some rules will take you to some of his or her favorite for a swim, or a hike, or walk to a scenic overlook and take some photographs. Fishing
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allowed to park there. Overnight camping is allowed too. Resorts and Marina at Wahweap offer several options for touring the lake.
that it has deep sand and vehicles, especially two wheel drive cars with low clearance, can easily get stuck. But, you can always park a
of the most photographed slot canyons on is free. Paddleboarding
and unique.
many water sports. I recommend taking your you can hear the waves lapping softly against
surround it on two of three sides, in shades of pink, vermilion and violet. Be sure you have a full memory card. Or you can go to scenic cruise each way and when you arrive Houseboating some photos. Or try the dinner cruise. The two hour dinner cruise, which departs each evening from Wahweap, takes its guests on a scenic tour around the lake while they dine Beach Time at Lone Rock The opposite end of the spectrum from jet
of camping with the familiar conveniences the lake, giving you more time to do more of lake toys with you. have a cool, dry place to return to where you can take a hot shower, conveniently cook
can play fetch with you dog. Our dog loves good novel. When you start getting hot wade out and take a refreshing swim.
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“MINI WAVE”
Talking about photography with jackson bridges story AND PHOTOS by BLAKE TILKER/SPECIAL TO THE GATEWAY
weather events that cover the sandstone and canyons of the area. was the smallest full moon of the year and said, “Come on over tonight, I have something I want to show you.”
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arch started off on the tail end of a dying winter storm that dumped cold rain and wet snow all over the
had some wonderful small town, small talk. you seen his new haircut?”
afternoons checking it out until the sun set. years. “I came here on vacation and never left,” Jackson will tell you
his photos. They were the ones with the little gold signature on tracks and had you talking to yourself out loud. “Wow.” on every adventure and started showing me some of the shots
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the photos through the display windows on his camera. left, Jackson told me to pull off to the right. Jackson put on his minutes from here,” he said. looking for his sunglasses in his car. “Hey, look at that,” he said. “I just found my other camera and
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His steps were slow and calculated. Superman,” he said.
The hum of the dam and the crackle of power flowing through the lines
shuffled his way to the edge.
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formation that curled around itself like the infamous Wave.
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Jackson and I sat down on a sandstone shelf and he started taking his pulse at his neck. Being a first responder I took his radial pulse at his wrist. regular and strong. for a moment. “I forgot what I was going to say. I do this, too. I
glowing.� The sun was low and setting. The color of the sandstone was on fire. what I was going to say,� Jackson continued.
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Antelope Canyon
Antelope Island
Wahweap Bay
Highway 89 to Flagstaff is currently closed. See detour maps for the new 89T on pages 20 and 21.
Colorado River
Glen Canyon Dam
Hwy 89 to Kanab, Utah
Wahweap Marina
Navajo Canyon
Warm Creek Bay
West Canyon
Last Chance Bay
Hole-InThe-Rock
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Rock Creek
Escalante River
San Juan River
Halls Creek Bay
Halls Crossing Marina
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Utah Highway 276 to Monument Valley
Utah Highway 276 to Hanksville
Hite Marina
Colorado River
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Utah Highway 98
Lake Powell
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HOW THE WEST WAS WON annual western legends roundup planned story and photos by Laurel Beesley/special to the gateway
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and “The Outlaw Josie Wells.” This year the ever popular movie, “How the West Was
style street fair entertains with vendors selling everything from saddles and hats to purses with pistol pockets, and
than 300, were filmed in southern Utah than anywhere Hollywood of the West.” The stunning red rocks, sweeping sand dunes, dramatic cliffs and endless canyons made it a natural setting for westerns featuring the escapades of early
demonstration and contest attracts gun sharps of all ages, quilt contest, with raffles, enticing smells coming off samples
the “way it was,” meet some of the original movie stars and For these three days local townsmen are allowed to ride
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time for attendees to take part in a Dutch Oven Dinner with the Stars. dancing keep everyone hopping.
when a small group of men, including the current Mayor of has inspired and challenged them, and even their personal pasts
free to attend.
wagon train will travel across the glorious Grand Staircase/ and other great movies were filmed, finally pulling into town in
founders still like to say that they are honoring the men and
gave it a voice.� For more information on the many events and special performances, visit us at www.westernlegendsroundup.com,
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For information on overnight lodging, visit www.southernutah.
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KANAB FAMILY TURNS DUMP INTO ATTRACTION story AND PHOTOS by STEVEN LAW/STAFF
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work, vision, sacrifice, determination and artistry.
attractions. Moqui Cave is a naturally residents. many such caves in the Cave was further enlarged sand they found inside to make glass. Moqui Cave has four
cave. The cave was heaped with trash and its roof
found just inside the entrance, with three large it. The room on the right
The first thing Garth did was remove the trash. He
Lex and LeeAnn Chamberlain Courtesy photo cement. With that they painted the ceiling white. It took
In the middle cavern tourists will find more natural history artifacts, and an impressive collection it is. The display includes
pictographs. Then Garth carried in clean sand and used it to level out and artifacts he thought tourists might find interesting. Garth went
in stone, a petrified mastodon tusk, and femur measuring fluorescent rocks and minerals. More than 4,000 of them.
asking for loans so he could complete his masterpiece in a timely manner. He was rejected
Garth started his collection with several varieties thousands more from all around the world. They glow red,
So he took a was illegal. The rest of the third room is a gift shop.
gathered from the Navajo Sandstone in the Kanab area.
interp of the artifacts contained in each room, and, as a former dinosaur track, pot and spear point came from, and the story Moqui Cave.
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of rock remains, to the great delight and appreciation of the tourists. points and mastodon tusks, the dinosaur footprints and glowing
He converted one of sculptures. the Wall kind of place,�
sacrifice, grit and dreams that it took his family to create Moqui Cave. Because he knows the great work and
cavern into a dance hall, where the patrons really with a laugh. When Garth decided to convert his little dance hall he pimped them out in true Garth
a little older. Moqui Cave is part natural history museum, part time
fossils, including this conglomeration of ammonites.
constructed from local stones he handcut with a diamond saw, polished and inlaid the various translucent stones.
numerous roadside attractions that dotted the roadways, feeling again. The end result of this rare natural history museum, interwoven
city, with a road leading to it and finally enough tourists passed
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K racing. Over the past few years a growing running community from This outstanding symphony, with dedicated performers running here in red rock country. Increasingly popular races like the Top of Zion Relay, Ragnar
more than 200 concerts over the past 25 years including their
connection to great music. options and more than 200 miles of adventurous running trails.
Sand Dunes.
Museum.
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timed, runners have up to three hours to complete the course scenic route. open for finishers who are interested in viewing original movie known as “Dunatics.�
the roster of great races here in the heart of the National Parks.
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anguitch, Utah, the largest and most historic town in the
district are reminders of the pioneers who worked hard to
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THE SCENIC WAY
TAKE A CUSTOMIZED DESERT ATV TOUR story AND PHOTOS by STEVEN LAW/STAFF
here is twisted, and crooked. The trunks of the juniper trees are sandy hill. “Oh wow, mesa� we find ourselves on the edge of Here we pause for a few minutes to take in the the middle distance we see hills interspersed with flat, southern end of the Grand
away. overcast. The morning air is still chilly. It rained here yesterday and the air now carries a faint top note of diminishing petrichor, a nectary middle note of
is made crooked from the many towers, tilted mesas and pinnacles that project into it. The most crooked of all is the Jeep trail which slithers around the junipers and rock outcroppings like The only straight thing out here still tangled with Juniper trees
A favorite stop for clients of Kanab Western Adventures is a set of dinosaur tracks embedded in Jurassic mud approximately 145 milliion years ago. 46 Gateway to Canyon Country
some kind of calendar, or counting mechanism, or chart. It has a hole chipped in the stone and surrounding it are 30 dots arranged in a circle. some kind of marker or chart is that one of the
diamond ski run. cliff. Here on the edge of the overlook Henrie
plunged in and out of scores of ravines. Our
take in the wondrous view. “I think it would take someone two or three
Dinosaur tracks embedded in Jurassic mud approximately 145 million years ago.
destination.
ago. Because of its remote location very few people visit this every way is the scenic way.�
petroglyph panel.
and cryptic. One looks like a flying saucer, another looks like
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DEEP INTO BACKCOUNTRY EXPLORING THE DEEP HISTORY OF KEET SEEL story AND PHOTOS by STEVEN LAW/STAFF
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we pay it some attention. We take off our heavy
and the only way to reach it is to walk there. Because of its remoteness and the fact that if you want to get there you have
spreading away from us in four different directions, like the In every direction we look, ancient streams and flashfloods and curtains, pinnacles and spires, arches and alcoves.
canyon. The vegetation we walk through is made up of juniper
open desert vistas, canyons and cliff walls are still fairly new. “Holy smoke,” he said when he first saw it. “I could spend hours taking pictures from this overlook.” We spend several minutes on the edge shooting numerous
had ripped through the canyon just two days prior to our hike. He warned us that the canyon floor was still saturated in many
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through the canyons. Because of the recent flashflood, one of the first things I notice upon reaching the canyon floor is that the earth still holds
trail looks like a long, rumpled elephant trunk.
marked the route through it with tall white poles to help the
the trail and the stream slither around each other like courting snakes, like a transverse wave seducing a sine wave. My point feet dry. of two days ago, feels like walking across a soggy, felt quilt. Several times while walking through the stream, I step into a shallow pocket of quicksand, a feeling like falling eight inches
Keet Seel ruins. Photo by Dustin Williams
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Farther on the cliff walls are crenellated like theater curtains.
We pass several waterfalls of varying heights along the way.
walking up Keet Seel Canyon, with every one of our senses awake and flirting with our surroundings, on an 80 degree spring day.
kernel of corn carrying a mano down the Metate Trail. Dustin is getting tired too. says. So it is with great relief that we come upon a sign that says to our right.
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We meet Dave and Hope, also waiting for a tour of the ruins,
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constructed.
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The north end of the Keet Seel ruins.
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area. This is one of the reasons you came here in the first place. Someone once told me the three most
everyone. Horseshoe Bend gets its name from the serpentine, 180 degree curve in the a mule shoe, the winding section of river has carved out one of the most photographed natural wonders ever. The trail head for Horseshoe Bend is
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The first time I went to Horseshoe Bend, I walked right up to the edge of the 1,000
windy day. Horseshoe Bend regularly has hundreds winning photo to take home. Sunrise shots will light up the prominent point of the landmark and add another dimension of to capture Horseshoe in its entirety. Most people will head straight to the main suggest you hike around and get as high as you can via the various mounds of 180 million
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CHASING BUTCH CASSIDY LEGEND SUGGESTS OUTLAWS DIDN’T DIE IN BOLIVIA story and PHOTO by STEVEN LAW/STAFF
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utch Cassidy waited along the
Bunch Gang, a group of 10 outlaws— which included the Sundance Kid— a large geographical area from Utah to
luck would have it, stopped right in front In the beginning that.� Utah. He left home in his early teens and fell in with horse thief and cattle rustler, Mike Cassidy. He then made his way to
unusual is that it allegedly happened several years after he and the Sundance Kid were supposed to have died in the famous gunfight in Bolivia.
acquired the nickname of “Butch.� His a wanted criminal and outlaw, he cast
Betenson is the author of “Butch Cassidy,
when Betenson was 41. Betenson died in
Butch Cassidy. Fort Worth, Texas in the year
Cassidy was the leader of the Wild
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of how Cassidy got his start as an outlaw. But each town often has its own version, its own spin on the same Butch Cassidy story. The story goes that Cassidy, working as a ranch hand
the intrigue of it all,” Hollingshead said. According to legend
pair of pants. He arrived at the mercantile late in the day and
There, Cassidy tried to go straight. He purchased 1,300 to his friend, Matilda Davis, who lived in Utah, that they planned to “settle here for good.” find someone who has a Butch Cassidy story. But the stories
United States, figured out where Cassidy and Sundance were
grain of salt.” If the listener did take every Butch Cassidy story
man to track down. identified as Cassidy and Sundance. Dead in Bolivia? shared down generations. “I heard this from my dad/grandpa/ grandma who heard it from his dad, who used to hang out with degrees of Kevin Bacon. Dale Hollingshead, a resident of Beaver, Utah and owner of
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Sundance were dead. were free to travel. They could finally go home. They could live out the rest of their days in relative peace, if they did it under the identified them as Cassidy and Sundance, even though he knew what they did. Back to Utah “He knew this was the only way we could go straight,� Cassidy is Betenson, who heard the stories and information straight from Butch, she claims.
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to Betenson, it was the only time Cassidy came home. She two more with dad in town. Then he left and never returned.”
Betenson quotes Cassidy as saying, “This was so successful that I paid off more than one mortgage in the same way.”
words, and the story is a favorite to residents of to pay off the mortgages of widows, ranchers their livelihoods or their homes taken from them. The second most common Butch Cassidy location of the store] to pick up some supplies. she was “looking glum.” He asked her what
man arriving at the farm. The mom wrapping returning with only a sly smile.
her store. “How much do you owe?” Cassidy asked her. resonate with the residents of these small rural as someone who is fighting for the common man,
her. Cassidy left the store and a short time later got the money,” Cassidy told the widow. “But make sure you have a signed receipt for it and
at the Wyoming Territorial Prison, fighting against the corporate ranchers and the railroads that were encroaching on the land, and 1894. Courtesy photo the rights and the homes of the common man.
time researching the life of Cassidy conjectures that Butch and his cohorts turned to crime as a way to defend their way of life rattling along.”
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“Butch and his cohorts had three natural enemies which had less than a few months. She writes that he spent most of his remaining years in Wyoming, Oregon and California, even some revered as a folk hero throughout southern Utah for the same reasons. to maintain his cover, and always under an assumed name. “In southern Utah men still struggle to save their land and Butch Cassidy not dying in Bolivia, friends and acquaintances of Cassidy started sending her letters telling of times they had died. Mont., and many other cities from all over the western U.S., all of them reporting to have seen Cassidy in the years after he psychopathic killer like some outlaws. He was essentially a good and people liked him.”
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