Summer 2008 Table of Contents
features
46 The Tao of Patrick
Some consider him a wing nut and some say he’s a hero. Associate Editor Melissa Bond explores the enigma of Overstock.com CEO Patrick M. Byrne.
56 On Not Climbing
After years spent grappling with pain from chronic injuries, Sean M. Toren, an author and climber, shares what it feels like to finally break free of his cage and climb again.
62 “Little Hollywood” Rides Again
Despite its petite size, the town of Kanab, Utah, played a big part in early Hollywood Westerns. Christy Karras reports on this cinematic town’s comeback role as it lures young filmmakers with its historic hospitality and new financial incentives.
photo essay
70 Utah’s Golf Reverie
Photographer Brian Oar captures the hidden drama on the quiet links of Utah’s golf courses. Text by William A. Kerig.
creative non-fiction
90 My Fire
A wildfire lives. It breathes and consumes. It is dangerous and
unpredictable. This excerpt from author Rick Bass’s upcoming non-
fiction book, The Marsh, details the minutes, hours, and days of
surviving—and learning from—a fire the threatened his home.
110 Verse: Light
For summer, the Wasatch Journal solicited poems on the theme
of light. Ellen Gregory’s “Canyon” and Melissa Bond’s “Light of the
Troubadours” are meditations on heat-soaked afternoons.
departments
16 Speed Swift Obsession
Around the bend at Miller Motorsports Park
By Melissa Bond | Photography by John McCarthy
22 Style & Structure Making it Up
Bron Roylance creates live-in art with eclectic flair in Sundance
By Wasatch Journal Staff | Photography by John McCarthy
30 Arts Breaking the Bounds
Pilar Pobil doesn’t care what you think
By Peta Owens-Liston
38 In the Elements Beauty in the Beasts
The California condor’s unlikely success story
By Christy Karras
78 Green Utah Yes, in My Backyard
Park City’s EcoCenter strives to be the greenest building in Utah
By Jane Gendron
84 Rhythm The Music Taxi
The good times roll in Park City
By Joe Totten | Photography by Steve Rutherford
100 Moveable Type The Cosmic Nexus of Bluff
The story of a place and Ellen Meloy, the woman who wrote it
By Greer K. Chesher
106 Cuisine Ultimate Comfort Food
Salt Lake City’s Acme Burger Company elevates the lowly burger
By Virginia Rainey | Photography by John McCarthy
