I love Gerald Lund. I love his style of writing (although I can only take so much at a time). He is great at developing characters and his story-telling way, with just enough detail, wraps me up like I am there living right along with the characters. What I really appreciate is his research and the amount of time he puts into each project. See http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6601008-the-undaunted for others' opinions.
The Undaunted book is no different - and I had a hard time putting it down. I kept wanting more...but I think that is because I knew about the land and territory he was writing about. I was familiar with many of the names and settlements that are featured in his book. But I had no idea what kind of history was behind them.
One of the settlements that played a significant role in the book is a town we drove through as kids every year on our way to visit Grandpa in Moab. The town of Bluff. So, being the history lover that I am, I couldn't resist stopping at the Bluff Fort. I was worried that the kids wouldn't like it as much as I would, but hey - if I have to suffer, so must they :) Much to my surprise - they loved it. It's just a small fort with some original cabin work, but mostly replicas of what the Bluff Fort was like when it was settled. The layout was great. There were lots of signs and plaques to help learn about what happened. You could walk into the cabins and get an idea of what it was like to live back then. Aside from a huge sand-with-a-few-drops-of-rain storm that forced us rather quickly into the visitors' center (which has a nice movie to view as well as souvenirs by the way), we had a blast (and not just from the sand).
It is worth the stop, if for anything else - to let your kids get out and walk. For more info: http://www.hirf.org/bluff.asp
View of Bluff Fort from the road...see the storm behind it? Um ya, it came lots closer :)
Talk about space saver...rocking chair, storage, and table all in one!
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