In 1992, I slept beside this abandoned cabin along Route 305 north of Austin, Nevada. I remembered it. It became a pivotal scene for Kara, the female protagonist in “mapping Utah,” my first novel. I revisited the cabin this summer.
Mapping Utah
thirst …
… north of Winnemucca, Nevada, on Route 95.
loneliness, c. 1890 …
the San Rafael Swell …
The Swell’s eastern edge lies 30 miles west of Green River, Utah. See here for more. This extraordinary section of the Colorado Plateau is the heart of the setting for my first novel, Mapping Utah.
5280 Lens Mafia 