May 2026 – Ken's Photography and Travel Blog

Utah – March 2026 – Part 6

An early rancher in this area left his name on much of the area and there is an old log cabin that he built alongside one of the easily traveled roadways that any vehicle can travel to, at least in good weather. However, just past the cabin that roadway becomes a “moderate” 4 wheel drive as rated by trail books, but has some intervals of what might be better be described as “difficult” 4 wheel drive sections, which we decided not to venture very far along.

This image makes is look as if there is a big rock feature on top of the cabin, but it is actually on a hillside behind the cabin.

Distinctive Rock Feature Above Swasey Cabin

Thanks for following and stay tuned for more Utah landscapes,

Ken

Utah – March 2026 – Part 5

More Utah Desert photography.

This old shack is at an abandoned uranium mine site called the Luck Strike Mine, which is actually still classified as “active”, even though there has been no activity here for many years. The small structure on the right of this image is a powder (explosive) storage shed.

This sign near the shack give a brief and interesting history of the mine and the lives of the miners who worked the mine, many of whom developed illnesses related to radiation exposure before there were any significant safety regulations regarding such activity.

Most of the photos in this post were made via an iPhone camera.

Thanks for following,

Ken

Utah – March 2026 – Part 4

There are numerous 4 wheel drive roads readily accessible near our first Utah campsite. Portions of these roads do not actually require 4 wheel drive, nor high clearance vehicles, so ordinary passenger vehicles can get to some of the places revealed in this post, unless there have been rains sufficient to make the roads impassable, in which case even 4 wheel drive vehicles should avoid portions of these roadways.