Deep inside what is now Dinosaur National Monument, a small cabin tells the story of a woman who chose independence at a time when life on a remote homestead demanded almost everything from the person living there. Josie Bassett Morris arrived at Cub Creek in 1914 and built a life around the land. She raised cattle, grew crops, maintained gardens and an orchard, and lived without plumbing, electricity or a telephone, as per a report by Utah Historical Society and National Park Service.
But Josie's story was never simply about surviving in a remote corner of Utah.
