Daniel in Utah

The Lions and the Elephant

I once saw something as I trekked across the Savannahs of Africa, the likes of which I have never seen before.

I had been traveling day and night, through lion territory – sleeping during the heat of the day in any shade I could find, and usually high in a tree away from predators. I carried only my hunting knife and a wooden spear I had hardened in a fire.

Short and Sweet, baby.

Flying into Salt Lake City, I sat next to a Mormon couple who was so nice. The whole flight, they smiled and smiled. They told me about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young and how the west was won.