Saturday, April 23, 2011 - Jacob's Chair Trailhead, Fry Canyon UT
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Jacob's Chair from White Canyon, Fry Canyon UT, April 22, 2011
Gravel Crossing to Jacob's Chair butte
There are only a couple of places to cross White Canyon along here. Behind me in this picture, where I'm camped, is the one known as Gravel Crossing and is the trailhead for the popular OHV trail that encircles Jacob's Chair. Jacob's Chair was named after one of the first settlers in this area. He was killed in a flash flood in 1940 while crossing White Canyon on horseback.
Overcast
It's starting to look like rain. Think I'll delay any more hikes in the canyon until the skies clear.
Night camp
Boondocked - Trailhead to Jacob's Chair, Fry Canyon UT
- Verizon cell phone and EVDO service - no signal
- Locate this camp on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
This is Easy
Naturally, the common people don't want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.
Nuremberg Diary, Herman Goring, interviewed at Nuremberg by Gustave Gilbert