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"I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star-sprinkled sky to a roof,
the obscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown, to any paved highway,
and the deep peace of the will to the discontent bred by cities…
it is enough that I am surrounded with beauty."
—Everett Ruess
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THE FINDING OF EVERETT RUESS:
A 75-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY SOLVED
An Event Presented by Glen Canyon Institute
Monday, June 22, 2009
Orson Spencer Hall Auditorium
(map)
University Of Utah · Salt Lake City
7:00 pm · Doors open 6:30pm
Phone (801) 363-4450, Fax (801) 363-4451
Email info@glencanyon.org
Event Agenda
Event Registration
More About Everett Ruess
The Finding of Everett Ruess: A 75-year-old Mystery Solved will be the first public
forum that brings together the people who recently discovered the remains of Everett Ruess,
with family members and scholars who have kept his legacy alive. Everett Ruess was a
twenty-year-old explorer, poet, and artist, who left Escalante, Utah in 1934 for a trip into
the Colorado River canyon country. He was never seen again. In the 75 years since then,
Everett Ruess's writings and beautiful artwork have made him a symbol of the unspoiled
American Southwest but his disappearance has remained a mystery.
Now, the mystery has been solved. National Geographic Adventure magazine and researchers
from the University of Colorado, announced on April 30, 2009 that DNA testing had positively
identified the remains of Everett Ruess. His remains were found as a result of a year-long
investigation by National Geographic Adventure magazine and its contributing editor David Roberts.
The complete story appears in the April/May 2009 issue of the magazine, currently on newsstands.
The Finding of Everett Ruess is a milestone event. This young adventurer was so irresistibly
drawn to the wild canyon country that he was willing to risk his life to experience its beauty
and inspiration. GCI is thrilled to be able to bring his story to the public.
Speakers at the event will include:
- Richard Ingebretsen, President, Glen Canyon Institute
- David Roberts, Contributing editor, National Geographic Adventure magazine
- Vaughn Hadenfeldt, Owner and guide of Far Out Expeditions of Bluff, Utah
- Greg Child, Mountain guide, filmmaker, writer for Outside magazine, author of Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas, and Over the Edge
- Brian Ruess, Son of Everett's brother, Waldo Ruess
- Michele Ruess, Daughter of Everett's brother, Waldo Ruess
- W.L. "Bud" Rusho, Author of Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty
For more information, please visit www.glencanyon.org or call (801) 363-4450.
REGISTRATION
Click here to register.
- Tickets for the event are $5 (includes complementary one-year Glen Canyon Institute membership)
- Student with ID — Free admission
Event begins at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets and seating are limited.
For more information or to register, visit the Glen Canyon Institute website at
www.glencanyon.org
call (801) 363-4450, or email (info@glencanyon.org).
Happy Journeys print, courtesy of EverettRuess.net, used under license
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