Let's Do The Time Warp Again: King Richa(something something) scratched and chiseled his name and date in this place in 1899. This might be slightly curious since the last time there...

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

King Richa(something something) scratched and chiseled his name and date in this place in 1899. This might be slightly curious since the last time there was a 'King Richa(something something)' was some 400+ years previous, and that guy was known as Richa(without the something something)rd the Third, and he ruled (in the kingly realm of England, mostly, rather than the random realm of a cowboy camp in the boonies of Utah) some 400+ years previous to King Richa(something something)'s 1899 inscription. This cowboy camp (unlike --or so I've heard-- the usual Medieval English realms) is not, unsurprisingly, a place particularly well known for ghosties, spirits --well, ok, there do appear to be a bunch of spirits, but that's another matter altogether--, or apparitions of a weird and vaporous kind in general. Nor is it a place well known for Kings. Unless, of course, the King who scratched and chiseled his 'King Richa(something something) inscription was a cowboy whose first name was 'King,' and whose family name was 'Richa(something something)! Stranger things could be....

In any event, Kings and cows aside, the inscription is found in as a fine place to camp as there can be. Its easy to get to (now, there's a dirt road, but even before that you could've driven there in your flivver or ridden in on your horse), and in a pinch (even before the road) it might even have been accessible in your liveried and chauffeured gilded carriage (if you happened to be a King, and you whipped the chauffeur sufficiently). The place offers (some) protection from wind and sun and rain, and there's even water above (sometimes) --if you're willing to do the technical climb required to access it-- in an enormous pothole some 75' above. Its such a good place to camp that its clearly been camped in for a long, long time. And those who camped there a thousand years before King Richa(something something) showed up even scratched and chiseled some instructions on how to get to the water, too. And maybe their grocery list, as well.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I do enjoy your rock art tours, Jim! Of course, for an old guy like you, it is just nostalgia. (LOL)

GreyOwl40 Loc: Quebec City

Cany, You find and photograph the most interesting things! Looking at your photos, all that I can say is that Utah has so much more to offer than I had ever imagined! Great set, especially in DL. As well, your narratives are always a fun and informative read!

Craigdca Loc: California

Great discovery! Such an interesting story to go with your amazing photos.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Cany143 wrote:

King Richa(something something) scratched and chiseled his name and date in this place in 1899. This might be slightly curious since the last time there was a 'King Richa(something something)' was some 400+ years previous, and that guy was known as Richa(without the something something)rd the Third, and he ruled (in the kingly realm of England, mostly, rather than the random realm of a cowboy camp in the boonies of Utah) some 400+ years previous to King Richa(something something)'s 1899 inscription. This cowboy camp (unlike --or so I've heard-- the usual Medieval English realms) is not, unsurprisingly, a place particularly well known for ghosties, spirits --well, ok, there do appear to be a bunch of spirits, but that's another matter altogether--, or apparitions of a weird and vaporous kind in general. Nor is it a place well known for Kings. Unless, of course, the King who scratched and chiseled his 'King Richa(something something) inscription was a cowboy whose first name was 'King,' and whose family name was 'Richa(something something)! Stranger things could be....

In any event, Kings and cows aside, the inscription is found in as a fine place to camp as there can be. Its easy to get to (now, there's a dirt road, but even before that you could've driven there in your flivver or ridden in on your horse), and in a pinch (even before the road) it might even have been accessible in your liveried and chauffeured gilded carriage (if you happened to be a King, and you whipped the chauffeur sufficiently). The place offers (some) protection from wind and sun and rain, and there's even water above (sometimes) --if you're willing to do the technical climb required to access it-- in an enormous pothole some 75' above. Its such a good place to camp that its clearly been camped in for a long, long time. And those who camped there a thousand years before King Richa(something something) showed up even scratched and chiseled some instructions on how to get to the water, too. And maybe their grocery list, as well.

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