Sheep

Best friends David Simmons and Jason Kimber get together in the StoryCorps trailer to share a particularly pungent story of growing up in Grouse Creek, Utah.

Last week, while driving along the western edge of Cache Valley just north of Mendon, I saw a huge herd of sheep complete with a sheepherder’s hut. I slammed on the breaks and jumped out with my camera to catch a few pictures of this rippling river of white.

All of last year, the news about the Great Salt Lake was going from bad to worse. We began to hear dire predictions that the shrinking lake might disappear altogether. Then, finally, with some legislative action and a big boost from record snow and rain, the water level began to rise. The Great Salt Lake is our unique treasure. But it’s future is still at risk. Will we keep it or lose it?

Over the weekend, traffic in Huntington Canyon was backed up by hundreds of sheep passing through.

Wool is a soft material from sheep that can be used to make socks, rugs, and even shoes. But in order to ensure the quality of these are good, wool needs…