Green River, population 952, lies at the foot of the dramatic river bluffs of Southeastern Utah. A place where blues and browns converge on the horizon, where the desert’s heat and chill can be equally extreme, and where settlers worked to tame the wild desert with patience and endurance, Green River is a community of contrasts, no better embodied by the river from which it gets its name.

Much like the generations who came before them, the Green River community is made up of do-it-yourselfers who are equally as likely to usher at church as to fix a tractor transmission. The climate makes for perfect melon growing, and Green River boasts some of the best melon in the world. Green River is the West, pure and simple—wide open, untapped, solitary, and mystical.

It is the only town of consequence and place to ford Green River’s namesake for many miles and has been a welcome sight to pioneers, cattlemen, outlaws, and modern travelers alike.