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Golden Spike National Historical Park

The Steepest Grade
  • Type: Audio
  • Credit: Nicki Castoro
  • Date Taken: 2025-04-12
  • Locations: Golden Spike National Historical Park

You are now descending the steepest mile of railroad in Utah. The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 authorized construction of and stipulated that grades were not to exceed 2.2%, or 116 feet of elevation per mile. This stretch measures 1.7% or 90 feet per mile, a hard pull for steam locomotives of the day. Yet, in the entire 1,776 miles of the transcontinental railroad, the grade seldom exceeded 1.5%.

Golden Spike National Historical Park

Union Pacific's Last Cut
  • Type: Audio
  • Credit: Nicki Castoro
  • Date Taken: 2025-04-12
  • Locations: Golden Spike National Historical Park

Ironically, some of the most difficult work for the Union Pacific on their line from Nebraska to Utah was here in these mountains, only a few miles from the completion site. A tortuous ten miles of track, with an average climb of eighty feet per mile, was laid from the valley floor to the summit of the pass. Included in the construction were four long fills, four major trestles, five sizeable rock cuts, and numerous culverts.

Golden Spike National Historical Park

Parallel Grading
  • Type: Audio
  • Credit: Nicki Castoro
  • Date Taken: 2025-04-11
  • Locations: Golden Spike National Historical Park

Notice the second grade on your right and the parallel cuts ahead. They are remnants of the great railroad race to Promontory. With huge land grants and government subsidies to be gained, both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads strained hard to build more track than the other. In 1864 Congress authorized each company to send graders up to 300 miles ahead of its end-of-track. Here in Utah, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific crews actually met and passed one another with roadbeds. The result w

Grand Canyon National Park

Aaron Eagleheart White Speaks with the Sun
  • Type: Video
  • Credit: Rader Lane
  • Date Taken: 2022-12-06
  • Locations: Grand Canyon National Park

Aaron White is of Northern Ute/Diné descent. He is an award-winning Native American flute-maker and lecturer on the history and culture of the flute. Aaron believes music is medicine that can help heal and mend the spirit of people around the world. "We all carry that gift in our heart and soul, our ancestors figured it out long ago--may we continue to pass it along whole-heartedly." Spend a Minute Out In It with Aaron at Yaki Point, as he and the Sun converse through sound and light.

Grand Canyon National Park

The Stories of Phantom Ranch by Keith Green
  • Type: Audio
  • Credit: Keith Green
  • Date Taken: 2025-03-26
  • Locations: Grand Canyon National Park

Presented in the lodge during the Phantom Ranch Millennium Gathering - January 1, 2000.

377th Squadron--Image 5A
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: featured in “Soldiers you work with...” in The Slip Stream, December 8, 1943

"Cpl. Atlee Washington is often too sleepy for everything except a discussion on philosophy or a similar subject. Present job is running the BOQ Supply office . . . formerly worked as requisitions clerk in Base Custodial office . . . squadron duties include keeping the squadron history and writing column called ‘Under the Double V’ for the Slipstream . . . for a time was scriptwriter for the Monday night broadcast, passed OCS (Officer Candidate School) board some time ago and is eagerly awaiting call. . . arrived at base that same July day on which General Arnold came, but did not manage to leave when the four stars went out. He graduated from Army Administration school in Atlanta, where he was sent after basic training at Kearns, Utah. . . also has diploma as radio repairman from..."

Natural Bridges National Monument

Owachomo Bridge at Night
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Heidi Blankenship
  • Locations: Natural Bridges National Monument

As the first International Dark Sky Park, the bridges do not disappoint at night!

Hovenweep National Monument

Sunrise Near Ute Mountain
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Ute Mountain was the primary measure of time for the people who built the structures at Hovenweep National Monument. As spring equinox rapidly approaches, the point on the horizon where the sun rises appears to be moving north fast. Sunrise is pictured here.

Hovenweep National Monument

Cross-Quarter Sunrise
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Sunrise over Ute Peak, February 3rd, 2025, seen from Square Tower Group. This date can be referred to as a cross-quarter, occurring halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. These dates may have had symbolic and ceremonial significance for the people who built and used towers at Hovenweep. For comparison, important ceremonies take place this time of year at Hopi villages.

Hovenweep National Monument

Cutthroat
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Having two trailheads, hikers will want to park their vehicle at the upper trailhead and walk the mile to Cutthroat Castle. Being the northernmost Hovenweep outlier on Cajon Mesa, the pinyon-juniper forest is at its thickest. Structural features include a three-story, D-shaped building and an above-ground kiva.

Hovenweep National Monument

Eroded Boulder house
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Despite being surrounded by more than a dozen other unique and singular structures, Eroded Boulder House holds its own. Shaped stones remaining on the top of the boulder indicate a tower once stood on top.

Hovenweep National Monument

Twin Towers
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

These towers are among the most carefully constructed buildings in the Southwest. One is oval and the other is horseshoe shaped. Originally covered in plaster like all of the others, the varying rock sizes have an undeniable aesthetic.

Hovenweep National Monument

Face
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

The structures we see at Hovenweep National Monument show commonalities. The stones are well shaped and building took place directly onto bedrock over springs. Two original roof beams are still present at Holly House.

Hovenweep National Monument

Horseshoe
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Horeshoe House is a two-story, D-shaped and double-walled building that has four rooms around a circular, kiva-like room. A half mile hike to Hackberry House will bring you by Horseshoe House while presenting great views down Hackberry Canyon.

Hovenweep National Monument

Stronghold
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

The Square Tower Group are the most accessible of the Hovenweep community. A paved path leads from the Visitor Center to the first overlook where Stronghold House can be observed. What we see today was the upper story of a large pueblo that has since collapsed.

Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep Door
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

A visit to Hovenweep National Monument allows our imagination space enough and time enough to wander. Who passed this way?

Hovenweep National Monument

Doorway
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep Castle includes two multi-story D-Shaped towers. Growth rings on a wooden beam indicate that the log was cut in 1277 CE (Common Era), one of the latest dates on any structure in the San Juan region.

Hovenweep National Monument

Towers
  • Type: Photo
  • Credit: Stephen Bridgehouse
  • Locations: Hovenweep National Monument

Before reaching the Visitor Center parking area, visitors to Hovenweep National Monument often notice Hovenweep Castle sticking three stories out of the sagebrush. Thirteenth century stone masons built to last.

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Lady Bird Johnson
  • Type: Video
  • Date Taken: 2025-02-01
  • Locations: Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Learn about Lady Bird Johnson's life and legacy in this 30-minute film.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Season 2, Episode 1: The Clothes We Wore, Part 2
  • Type: Audio
  • Date Taken: 2025-02-28
  • Locations: George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Continuing our conversation with Sara Rivers Cofield, we explore what archeologists look for from clothing, the personal stories it can reveal, and how her team has made historic fashions trendy again. We also hear a compelling story about how her passion for historic clothing opened a window into the past, including a mystery surrounding someone who lived during the 19th century.