Lois D. Brown's Blog, page 2

Coyote Slayer

It was late at night and I was driving my family in our Suburban along a fast-paced stretch of highway in remote southern Utah. We’d been traveling most of the day and had another half hour to go before reaching our destination.

Two coyotes darted into the road from my left. I braked, missing the first coyote but hitting the second one on the right side of my front bumper.

Thump. Bump.

I knew the coyote was dead. And even though these animals are considered pests in Utah (wildlife officials p...

My Stint on National TV

In the spring of 2013 I received a strange email. It was from a television producer in England. They were filming a television series called “Myth Hunters” and wanted to do an episode about the legends of Montezuma’s Gold being in Kanab, Utah. They had found my name on Amazon. I had published various short stories about treasure hunting, including one about Montezuma’s treasure. The subject had always been an interest of mine, and I know the area very well. A month later we met in Kanab and t...

A Lesson from Fremont Petroglyphs

Over Thanksgiving break my family went on an adventure in our favorite stomping ground Southern Utah (near the Kanab area). Our goal was to hike to hike to Cutler’s Point, which is a fabulous (albeit shallow) cave inside the side of a mountain plateau. (See pictures below.) As we drove back from Cutler’s Point on an old highway that used to be the  main road into Kanab.  On some of the red cliff walls right next to the old highway are Native American Fremont petroglyphs dating from 700 to abo...