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As I continue my journey to organize the jeep office, I stumped upon this May 1963 Four Wheeler article about Kent Frost. You can learn more about him here: http://www.ewillys.com/2020/11/11/kent-frost-a-man-of-canyonlands/ and here http://www.ewillys.com/tag/kent-frost/.

The Huntington Digital Library has some more Kent Frost photos from his trips through Canyonlands and other southern Utah places. The photos represent two different trips. Most pics are from an October of 1955 jeep excursion, while one photo is from May of 1957.

This first photo from October of 1955 is a great photo that shows Kent and Fern Frost standing in front of a CJ-2A with a Porter & Reed hardtop. I'm not sure if this was one of their jeeps or not.

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This article featuring a Kent Frost jeep tour through Needles was published on May 2, 1958, in the San Juan-Record out of Monticello, Utah. At the bottom I've included an image of the whole paper as I thought the illustrated header of the paper was well done.

The entire front page:

Here's another photo of Kent Frost and his CJ-5 at the Needles in Canyonlands National Park, probably before it was a park.

http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/USHS_Morton/id/595/rec/4

UPDATE: This article from the San Juan Record dated October 22, 1965,  provides more information on Kent Frost's jeep Ruby and his treks over Elephant Hill.

A better example of the photo appeared in the January 1966 Four Wheeler Magazine

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Original Post November 08, 2016: In January of 1966, Four Wheeler Magazine reported that Kent Frost's CJ-5 Ruby had surpassed 100,00 miles. During that time Frost estimated he had crossed Elephant Hill 195 times through all kinds of weather, both day and night. Fittingly, the birthday celebration was held at the top of the hill. Here are a few pics of Ruby:

You can see more great photos from a trip led by Kent in this series of photos:

http://www.ewillys.com/2013/05/26/the-third-set-of-pics-the-four-corners-1961-trip/

http://www.ewillys.com/2011/03/25/more-pics-from-alan/

http://www.ewillys.com/2014/09/09/classic-colorado-plateau-jeeping-photos/

UPDATE: I've added two newspaper photos to this post about Kent. One shows him signing copies of his autobiography. The other depicts him with a huge walking stick, one I'm sure could come in handy while exploring 'his' beloved canyons.

Even today, Kent's shadow looms large over the area. Just this last week the Moab Museum screened the "My Canyonlands" film about him.

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Originally published April 1, 2013:

(Above: Kent Frost on the front of his CJ-5 probably helping the driver negotiate an awkward angle)

(Originally Published April 2011) Without a doubt, my favorite part about running this website are the unexpected, interesting people to whom I'm introduced (if only virtually).  One of those people is Kent Frost, a product of the Four Corners area and whom we caught glimpses of in Alan's color photos of the 1961 Four Corners trip.

Doug commented on one of the Four Corner posts that he had read a book by Kent Frost called "My Canyonlands", published in 1971. I'm very happy that Doug mentioned the book, because I ordered it and have enjoyed it immensely.  Kent describes all kinds of adventures and early trips into remote areas of the four corners region.  He loved to explore and hike, later jeep and river run, and that remote area has given him a lifetime of experiences.

Perhaps most amazing is that in 2009 Kent was still alive and was featured in a documentary.  At the time of the documentary he was 92,  still driving, still hiking, and still exploring.  In fact, I think just by looking at what he uses for a camper you'll immediately understand that he's quite the character.

Here is a short excerpt from the movie "My Canyonlands - The Adventurous Life of Kent Frost", created by Chris Simon:

Here are a few snapshots of his 'camper' that were taken from the youtube video.

And here is an example of the type of advertising Kent did for his 4wd tour business. This is an ad placed in the 1976 issue of Desert Magazine.

UPDATE: This post was originally published 12/26/2018:

This article about exploring southern Utah in a jeep was published in the October 1958 issue of Sunset Magazine. You'll see a nod to Kent Frost's guide company and a photo of the front of one of his CJ-5s.

Searching for more information on Kent Frost, explorer by foot and jeep of Canyonland National Park, I found this article about a man who was injured by an exploding water tank in this unusual turn of events in the normally dull town (probably) of Monticello. The instigator of the fire was only try to fix a lamp....

This photo of a CJ-5 with a bed extension (possibly Kent Frost's jeep) was taken in the Needles District of Canyonlands in 1963 or 1964. It can be viewed more in-depth at the Utah State Historical Society's website.

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UPDATE: This was originally posted March 28, 2011:

Here is the third set of pictures from Alan that show more of the Four Corners Trip in 1961.  You can see the first set here and the second set here.