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Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:39:28 GMT
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From:         "Don Moore (813) 974-4078 S/C 574-4078"
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Subject:      One Man's Dream

Hi all,

As many of you know, I have been on the road for the last 3 and 1/2 weeks -
put 7,200 miles on motorhome, plus about 2,000 more on Bronco II, which I
tow behind MH.  Saw many places, beautiful land, met people, and made many
pleasant memories for family and myself.  One of my remembrances is of a
man, and his dreams, in the small town of Snowville, Utah.  Snowville is
just off of I-84 in the Northeast section of Utah, not too far from Idaho
border.  The land there is vast, with broad vistas for many miles.  Although
barren appearing, the land is beautiful ..... but civilization and facilities
are far apart.  It was late evening ...stays light much longer in the West...
and somewhat awed by the beauty of the land ...rainbow by a distant storm,
that was far in the away and had no effect, other than visual, on us.  Since
it was getting late, and one of the tanks was running low, saw truck stop,
and little else, just off Interstate.  While getting gas, noticed what
appeared to be Christmas Lights down the remains of what must have been
the old route in years past.  "RV Camping" the lights exclaimed.  So we
went to that location and stayed at Lottie - Dell campground  nothing
fancy, but clean, large sites, and adequate.  But my fascination was more
with the owner of the campground, one Delbert Olsen, obviously the Dell
half.  He is a ruggedly handsome man, who appeared to be in excellent
physical condition.  But said he was 57!  And after long talk with him,
I believed him.  He has already had quite a life ...it has kicked up and
knocked him down...but he always got back up.  Said this campground, which
he was developing only with aid of two dogs - think they were beagles, was
keeping him young and was something he had always dreamed of doing.  But
there was no Lottie ...at least with him ....gone, for reasons he did not
say, but did mention something about a suicide (a third person).  In any
case, he told me about gold mining in Alaska, earning thousands of dollars
in a few months, buying trucks, equipment, etc, staring a fertilizer
business, then fell on hard times and lost all.  Came to Snowville with
$2,000 in his pocket and started Lottie - Dell...and now part of that
dream was lost to him.  But I was impressed with the work he had done,
and some small touches...like box of toys in laundry room (some 38
families live in the Snowville valley and many come to his campground to
do their washing) ...the bathroom facilities ...both crude and modern
at the same time - plain, large unpainted plywood doors, but nice self
contained shower units.  In any case, I found Lottie - Dell to be a
pleasant oasis in a vast unpopulated land ...sorry I am not able to
better express the man's dreams, but if you find yourself in that part
of the county, and in need of a campground, it's a nice, quiet place
to rest.  Tell Delbert that Don Moore kept his word.

                            Peace,
                                  Don
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