The reasons people have come to Castle Country and continue to stay in the area vary a great deal. For some who have migrated to the area there were job opportunities that brought them. For others it was family, or the allure of a more quiet setting than what city life offers. Jeff Hoele came […]
As with many elements in the current American climate, the Urban-Rural divide is growing wider than ever. Countryside communities consistently have higher poverty rates, fewer job opportunities and more disabilities that prevent workability. To combat climbing unemployment and urban migration rates, government officials are beginning to think creatively about how to stimulate rural economies, and, […]
For years Castle Country (Carbon and Emery Counties in Utah) has been considered one of the “undiscovered” natural wonders of the American West. A part of the Colorado Plateau, Castle Country is high desert country, located in Eastern Utah. In some sections, it is a sweeping country with towering mesas, buttes, and pinnacles rising from […]
“When I got the chance 27 years ago to move to eastern Utah, I just figured I was closer to my goal of going to the red rock country. However once I found Castle Country, and what it had to offer, the dream of living in Moab disappeared. I had found my nirvana as far […]
“I should have moved out here 30 years ago.”
“It’s nice knowing people rather than being one out of 10,000 people that no one knows, people are friendly and laid back. They are not all cut out of the same cookie cutter mold as they are in some places.”
