The Moon Lake Gathering
Coming to Duchesne, Utah in…
The agenda for this year’s event will be as follows:
Thursday, August 14
| Times | Event and Location |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 🔹 Event Setup – Vendors and anyone with anything to set up can use this time to get their equipment ready. 📍 Arena and Outdoor |
| 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | 🔹 Meet & Greet & Show-and-Tell – Bring your artifacts for a show-and-tell session. Come and show off your finds, meet the speakers and everyone else. We will have tables set up to display your items. 📍 Arena |
| 7:00PM – 10:00 PM | 🔹 Open Mic & Show-and-Tell – This is an open microphone session where you can come up and tell your stories of treasure hunting, UFOs, Cryptids, Bigfoot, etc. Please stick to the approved topics. Non-approved topics will not be allowed. Show-and-tell will continue during this time. 📍 Arena |
Friday, August 15
| Times | Event and Location |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | 🔹 Vendor Booths Setup and Show-and-Tell – Show-and-tell session so bring your artifacts to display. We will have tables set up for you. Vendors use this time to get your booths set up. 📍 Event Center |
| 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM | 🔹 Opening Speakers (AZTEC Treasure, 3 Lakes & the Curse) – Lon Childs, True Ott, and Dan Dillman will tell the story about the AZTEC treasure supposedly hidden in the Kanab area, particularly in the 3 Lakes. 📍 Arena |
| 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | 🔹 Fisher Detecting – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detectors: Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | BREAK |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | 🔹 Breakout Session 1 📍 Room 1 (Spanish treasure code): Kelly Nielson (Part 1) 📍 Room 2 (Bigfoot & Cryptids): Darrell Wilson 📍 Room 3 (UFOs & Area 52): Alien Dave 📍 Room 4 (LUE Treasure Solve): Hillbilly Bob Brewer |
| 1:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 🔹 Lunch Break 📍 Food Vendors Outside |
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | 🔹 Breakout Session 2 📍 Room 1 (Spanish treasure code): Kelly Nielson (Part 2) 📍 Room 2 (Bigfoot proof): Robert Kryder 📍 Room 3 (Space Wolf Ranch UFO & more): Ryan Burns 📍 Room 4 (Butch Cassidy and the gang): Bill Bettenson |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | BREAK |
| 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM | 🔹 Breakout Session 3 📍 Room 1 (Lost Rhoades mines): Dale Bascom 📍 Room 2 (Bigfoot): TBA 📍 Room 3 (what is the LUE treasure): Randy Bradford 📍 Room 4 (Giants): Utahna Jessop |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 🔹 Dinner Break 📍 Food Vendors Outside |
| 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM | 🔹 Main Speaker – Warren Gettler, Author of Shadow of the Sentinel: A Billion Dollars in Buried KGC Treasure 📍 Arena |
| 7:15 – 7:30 PM | 🔹 Fisher Detecting – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detector: Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
| 7:30 PM – 7:45 PM | BREAK |
| 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM | 🔹 Main Speaker – Wayne May, Author of Ancient American Magazine: Ancient American Civilizations & Forbidden Archeology 📍 Arena |
| 9:00 – 9:15 PM | 🔹 Fisher Detecting – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detector: Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
| 9:15 PM – 9:30 PM | BREAK |
| 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM | 🔹 Main Speaker – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detector – Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
Saturday, August 16
| Times | Event and Location |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | 🔹 Vendor Booths Setup and Show-and-Tell – Show-and-tell session so bring your artifacts to display. We will have tables set up for you. Vendors use this time to get your booths set up. 📍 Event Center |
| 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM | 🔹 Main Speaker – Dustin Eskelsen, Utah Mufon Director: UFO Research & Strange Happenings 📍 Arena |
| 11:15 AM – 11:30 PM | 🔹 Fisher Detecting – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detectors: Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | BREAK |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | 🔹 Breakout Session 4 📍 Room 1 (Lost Rhoades mines): Dale Bascom 📍 Room 2 (Bigfoot & Cryptids): Darrell Wilson 📍 Room 3 (UFOs & area 52): Alien Dave 📍 Room 4 (Special Topics): TBA |
| 1:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 🔹 Lunch Break 📍 Food Court |
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | 🔹 Breakout Session 5 📍 Room 1 (LUE Treasure Map): Randy Bradford 📍 Room 2 TBA 📍 Room 3 (UFOs & Space Wolf ranch): Ryan Burns 📍 Room 4 (Butch Cassidy & the gang): Bill Bettenson |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | BREAK |
| 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM | 🔹 Breakout Session 6 📍 Room 1 (LUE Treasure Location): Hillbilly Bob Brewer 📍 Room 2 (Bigfoot): TBA 📍 Room 3 (UFOs & Paranormal): TBA 📍 Room 4 (Giants): Utahna Jessop |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 🔹 Dinner Break 📍 Food Court |
| 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM | 🔹 Opening Speakers – Dan Dillman: AZTEC Treasure 📍 Arena |
| 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM | 🔹 Fisher Detecting – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detector: Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
| 7:30 PM – 7:45 PM | BREAK |
| 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM | 🔹Main Speaker – Robert Kryder: 1600’s Spanish treasure site found – Largest collection of 1500’s Spanish mining tools found at a billion dollar spanish mine and treasure site. The full story, plus artifacts. 📍 Arena |
| 9:00 PM – 9:15 PM | 🔹 Fisher Detecting – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detector: Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
| 9:15 PM – 9:30 PM | BREAK |
| 9:30 PM – 10:00 PM | 🔹 Main Speaker (Fisher Detecting) – Rob Johnson w/Fisher Detector – Raffle & Giveaways 📍 Arena |
Meet the Speakers
Dan Dillman
Dan Dillman is the third generation of Dillman treasure hunters. His grandfather Raymond always believed Dan was destined for greatness. Dan was born with six fingers on both hands which in ancient cultures granted the individual exalted status in life and death. When his uncle Paul was rushed to the hospital last year, he asked Dan to go to his house to collect all of his boxes of research, including tapes and maps that Dan had never seen before. On Paul’s deathbed, Dan promised his uncle that he would continue the family mission. Now, with his uncle’s recent passing, Dan feels immediate pressure to make some major discoveries over the next 12 months. Dan feels he may be the last hope for anyone to find Montezuma’s treasure and is committed to doing whatever it takes to keep his grandfather’s dream alive. He wants to show the world that the Dillmans are “The Chosen Ones”.
A. True Ott
A. TRUE OTT received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in 1982, and went on to receive his Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Nutrition through the American College in Washington DC in 1994. Dr. Ott’s dissertation and research followed the groundbreaking work of Linus Pauling, and asserted via independent research that each mineral on the periodic table of the elements, in its pure hexagonal crystalline form, pulses a specific hertz resonant frequency based on its atomic weight and unique electron configuration. Dr. Ott then measured and graphed the individual resonant frequencies inherent in vitamin and enzyme structures, and independently verified that 23 minerals are the base raw material of nutrition and are vitally important in keeping the human cells in a state of balance or homeostatic health. Dr. Ott has been counseling and lecturing on this most basic form of prime nutrition for over 15 years, and founded Mother Earth Minerals, Inc. in 1997.
Dr. Ott’s independent research also verified the importance of free electrons in nutritional, water soluble mineral supplements, as well as ultra pure drinking water and oxygen molecules. He developed a patent pending drinking water product that attaches free electrons to the Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules in ultra pure, medicinal grade water – making it negatively charged (extra ‘free electrons’) and then introduced it to individuals suffering from chronic conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, etc.
Amazingly, the free electrons in Dr. Ott’s water product began to reduce the symptoms associated with chronic disease in a very powerful way. As Dr. Ott declared in a recent symposium: “Society has unfortunately taken water for granted. When I share my research on water and minerals with others in the allopathic medical community, the typical response is raised eyebrows and mocking derision. Too often health care professionals, however, forget that the human body is composed of 70% water and 30% minerals – therefore it is simply common sense that pure water combined with pure minerals comprise Mother Earth’s medicine chest for all mammalian life forms! It is not rocket science, only basic nutritional truth!”
The author and publisher of dozens of articles and three books on nutrition, Dr. Ott is continually searching for natural solutions and answers to the nation’s chronic health problems, and believes that education is the first step. One of his books, Secret Assassins in Food blows the whistle on common food additives and is a “must read” in order to understand some of the more toxic food additives and programs.
From 1996 to 2001, Dr. Ott worked with Mr. Warren Anderson to produce the radio program “The Story Behind the Story” at KSUB Radio in Cedar City, Utah and was awarded the prestigious Peabody Award for radio documentary. He has revived this radio show and currently hosts “The Story Behind the Story” on Revolution.Radio Friday nights at 10pm ET / 7pm PT – Studio B.
Wayne May
What If Everything You’ve Been Told About Ancient American History… Is Wrong?
📣 Wayne May is Coming to the 2025 Moon Lake Gathering — and He’s Bringing the Receipts.
He’s not just a researcher — he’s a legendary truth-seeker who’s spent over four decades uncovering a version of North American history that mainstream academics refuse to touch.
Wayne May is the founder and editor-in-chief of Ancient American Magazine, a publication that’s been shaking the foundations of “official” history since 1993. His work isn’t based on theories — it’s built on a catalog of out-of-place artifacts, ancient maps, stone inscriptions, copper tools, buried fortresses, and explosive eyewitness accounts that defy the conventional timeline.
🧱 Mysterious mound cities older than anything in your textbooks
🗿 Stone tools and weapons where “no ancient civilization” was supposed to be
📜 Inscriptions in Old World languages found deep in the American heartland
🛑 Archaeological finds intentionally covered up or locked away
👁️🗨️ Ancient technology that hints at knowledge we’re only beginning to understand
Why is this history being hidden? Who’s behind the suppression? And what does it mean for our future?
Wayne May’s presentation is a mind-bending journey through the buried past of America — a past filled with giants, lost explorers, ancient engineers, and forgotten empires that walked this land long before Columbus ever dreamed of crossing the Atlantic.
🔎 If you’ve ever questioned the official story… this is your invitation to dig deeper.
🧠 He’s spoken to packed rooms across the country. He’s featured on documentaries. His magazine is a goldmine for researchers, explorers, and truth-seekers alike. But at Moon Lake Gathering 2025, you’ll get to hear him live — uncensored, unfiltered, and ready to blow the lid off what you thought you knew.
🎤 Don’t miss Wayne May. One hour with him could change how you see American history forever.
Dustin Eskelsen
Dustin Eskelsen is the MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Utah Director. A passionate field investigator delving deep into the mysteries of the unknown right here in the beautiful Beehive State. As a proud member of MUFON’s elite Experiencer Resource Team (ERT), he’s on the front lines of investigating extraordinary cases of nonhuman contact and abductions. With a relentless curiosity and a deep respect for those who’ve had life-changing encounters, he’s dedicated to documenting, researching, and shining a light on this mind-expanding phenomenon.
Keep watching the skies!
Meet our breakout session discussion leaders
David Bullock
David Bullock began his mining career at the age of four. Punished by his Mother for climbing a tree, which his mother forbade him to climb, he disobeyed her and was caught among the high branches and was ordered to get down right now. He blurted out a swear word, which caused his mother to faint on the porch. His punishment was to go to work with his father, a miner. David loved the mountain mining lifestyle and was hired as a rail keeper in the Syndicate Mine at an affordable wage of 10 cents a day, ensuring no rocks fell on the mine rails.
He became a certified miner years later at the age of 14 and continued mining alongside his father until his father’s death many years later.
David became a professional storyteller, emphasizing his experiences growing up as a hard-rock miner and treasure hunter.
David lives on the West Slope of the Uinta Mountains, where he continues to search for the elusive treasures once found by Spanish explorers.
He was raised on the dream of striking it rich, finding gold and silver in the rugged mountains of Utah. Eventually, he did discover the treasure he was searching for and shares his wealth with his wife, in the beauty of the Far East of the Wasatch Back.
Utahna Jessop
Uncovering giants. Uncovering history. Uncovering what they never wanted you to find. What If Ancient Giants Walked the American West… And Someone Found Their Tombs?
Utahna Jessop: researcher, truth-seeker, adventurer, and contributing author to Ancient American Magazine — is stepping onto the Moon Lake Gathering stage with a stunning presentation that will shake your idea of human history to its core.
She’s not just another writer on ancient mysteries. Utahna is a field investigator of the forbidden, a decoder of symbols, a tracker of secrets buried in stone and shadow. For years, she’s gone where others won’t — following the traces of giants, gold, and glyphs carved deep into America’s hidden canyons and caves.
In Colorado, she examined an ancient Egyptian scarab, etched with unmistakable hieroglyphs, discovered far from any Nile shoreline In Utah’s Diamond Fork Canyon, she decoded a Sun God symbol — not just art, but a Spanish treasure map hidden in plain sight.
And then there’s Brewer’s Cave — the legend that changed everything.
Two giant mummies, entombed in stone sarcophagi.
Ancient stone boxes filled with mysterious records.
Artifacts and evidence that suggest an entire lost chapter of American history — sealed off, suppressed, and almost forgotten.
Brewer’s Cave is not a story. It’s a gateway to something older, deeper, and more powerful than textbooks will ever admit. And Utahna Jessop has made it her mission to reveal what she’s learned — without fear, without filter.
She’s a gifted speaker who blends hard research with field experience, turning rumors into reality and speculation into stunning visual presentations. Her work has captivated readers of Ancient American Magazine and sparked conversations across the country.
At Moon Lake Gathering 2025, Utahna will share her most explosive insights yet:
The truth behind giants in America
What she believes is encoded in Brewer’s Cave
And why these stories keep getting buried
You don’t want secondhand stories. You want the real thing. Come hear it straight from one of the few researchers brave enough to speak the truth.
Kelly Nielson
Kelly Nielson has always been interested in history and archaeology but didn’t believe he could follow this passion in the American Southwest. It wasn’t until his brothers showed him some unusual things related to Charles A. Kenworthy’s research that they started catching his attention. At first, he was skeptical and thought they were a little on the “crazy” edge, but it didn’t take long, and he was hooked. That was 30 years ago! During the past 3 decades, he has seen well over 5,000 Spanish and Jesuit monuments and markers and personally been involved in the discovery of 3,000 – 3,500 of them. He has followed over 50 different Spanish and Jesuit trail systems leading to mines and cache sites, mostly throughout Utah. During his 30 years of exploring the American Southwest, he and his brothers have encountered deathtraps (yes, they do exist and will kill you) and they have photographed and documented the unique patterns of monuments and markers for these two groups and how they continue to repeat from location to location. He is grateful for everyone that has willingly shared information that has helped him learn these various coding systems, which includes written codes, in-field codes and map codes.
Kelly graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, with minors in Sociology and Japanese. He also studied extensively the areas of Anthropology, Family Life, Accounting, and Business Administration (he didn’t know what he wanted to be when he grew up). He completed his Master’s Degree from Utah State University in Human Resources Administration with a major in Human Resource Economics, and minors in Public Administration and Business Administration. Kelly spent the next 36 years working in Health Care Administration, until retiring 4 ½ years ago.
Kelly self-published a book entitled No Ordinary Men, which is the WWII military histories of four American men, and one Japanese man (who also apologized for what his county did). Kelly has also completed seven volumes documenting his experiences following Spanish and Jesuit trail systems. He is currently working on two books he hopes to release in the future: one entitled The Spanish Occupation of the American Southwest, and the second entitled The Josephine de Martinique Mine – A Different Perspective.
Dale Bascom
Dale Bascom, a second-generation treasure hunter, is a distinguished authority on the Spanish trails and symbols hidden within the Utah Uinta Mountains. Guided by his father, Dale’s journey into the world of treasure hunting began at a young age. Together, they scoured the mountains in search of the legendary lost Rhoades mines and numerous other Spanish treasures. His unique upbringing allowed him to forge deep connections with many of the old timers who possessed extensive knowledge of Spanish activities in the area. These seasoned experts shared invaluable information with Dale, information that he has meticulously preserved and expanded upon over the years.
As an author, Dale has penned a highly acclaimed book on the lost Rhoades mines and Spanish treasures, cementing his reputation as a foremost expert in the field. His work has captivated readers, offering a fascinating glimpse into the mysteries and history of the Utah Uinta Mountains. Now considered one of the old timers himself, Dale’s vast reservoir of knowledge and firsthand experiences make him a treasure trove of insights and stories.
At the 2024 Moon Lake Gathering, taking place on August 23 & 24 in Altamont, Utah, Dale Bascom will be sharing his extensive knowledge and personal adventures. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to learn directly from a master treasure hunter who has dedicated his life to uncovering the secrets of the Spanish trails. Dale’s presentations promise to be both educational and enthralling, filled with tales of discovery, historical insights, and practical advice for modern-day treasure hunters.
Don’t miss this chance to meet Dale Bascom in person and delve into the rich history of the Utah Uinta Mountains. Whether you’re an avid treasure hunter, a history enthusiast, or simply curious about the legends of the lost Rhoades mines, Dale’s sessions will be a highlight of the Moon Lake Gathering. Join us for an unforgettable experience as we explore the past and uncover the treasures that still await in the Uinta Mountains.
Daryl Wilson
Daryl Wilson is a legendary researcher of the elusive Bigfoot. He has interviewed thousands of people focusing on Sasquatch and other paranormal creatures, including Giants, Little People, Skin Walkers, UFOS, and UFO abductions. Daryl began interviewing people about their out of body experiences when he was 21. His passion is to hear people’s incredible stories. And to give those who have had amazing experiences a platform where they can share and not be mocked.
While on a trip to Alaska 11 years ago, he had a legendary sighting of a 9-foot Bigfoot. That is what really launched him into gathering other people’s stories. Bigfoot turned Daryl’s life upside down! Daryl has spoken at the legendary paranormal conference called Phenomecon in Vernal, Utah. He also spoke at the Moon Lake Gathering held in Altamont, Utah. Daryl was the grand finale speaker for the movie documentary, A Flash of Beauty: Bigfoot Revealed.
For 12 years, Daryl has been interviewing and recording stories. In trying to put this magnificent puzzle together, Daryl said that the puzzle always keeps getting bigger.
Robert Kryder
Robert Kryder has spent most of his life in the Southwest regions of the country as an adventurer/explorer specializing in research and recovery projects of various forms, including ancient treasures & mines, above- and below-ground megalithic sites, gems & minerals, dinosaurs & forensic evidence/field research of cryptids. Robert also specializes in various technologies like subsurface imaging, with his services being utilized by private, academic, government, and law enforcement agencies.
Robert is also an inventor, designer, and builder of custom equipment specially suited for tactical ops and paranormal research, and specializes in high-end, long-distance audio sampling such as the well-known KXPD3, as seen on the TV show Expedition Bigfoot.
Bill Betenson
Bill Betenson grew up hearing family stories around the campfire about his famous uncle Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as the outlaw Butch Cassidy. Betenson has spent decades asking questions about the life and exploits of Butch Cassidy. He presents new details, raises questions, challenges old assumptions, and presents informed interpretations.
Betenson has tracked down old accounts, descendants of Butch’s cohorts, records from dusty courthouses, and seldom seen photographs. He has traveled all over the West and visited Argentina to stand in the doorway of the cabin where Butch, Sundance, and Etta lived.
Bill Betenson has a passion for Western Americana and family history. He enjoys traveling and researching places where Butch Cassidy spent time and “did time” over one hundred years ago. He especially appreciates the people he’s met and the friendships he’s made along the way. Bill enjoys speaking and writing on Butch. He published his first book, “Butch Cassidy, My Uncle” in 2012 and a second in 2020 called, “Butch Cassidy, The Wyoming Years”. He has also written several articles and has appeared in several TV documentaries on his great uncle.
Alien Dave
Is the founder and director of The Utah UFO Hunters, a UFO Search Group that started in 1996, he started the group after seeing and photographing many UFOs and Cropcircles in the Utah area. The ‘group’, journeyed out to remote areas looking for UFO’s, trying to photograph and video tape them, sometimes signaling them when possible, sometimes getting more than they hoped for. As the group were out photographing and video taping their experiences they sometimes got a little extra…. a contact, or interaction. But the experiences made Dave want to find out more, he became very interested in the UFO and paranormal subjects.
When he got his first computer in the fall of 2000, he decided to start a website for his small group. having no experience in computers or website’s it was trial and error for the first few months. Then it seemed to come naturally to him, becoming the huge, informative, ultra cool, award winning website your on now. Dave must be credited for the work he has done on his website, It is absolutely loaded with information and data on Utah’s UFOs and just about every other paranormal topic Utah has to offer. As Dave’s website grew so did the group. The group now has some of the very best UFO, Bigfoot, Paranormal, and Cropcircle researchers and investigators in the state of Utah. They are the Utah UFO Hunters. They also co-sponsor for the Salt Lake City MUFON chapter.
Claims to have had many encounters with the unknown. From a brief sighting of the legendary Bigfoot in the High Uintas to Dozens of UFO sightings with video and photos to prove it. He also has been to, investigated and photographed several Cropcircle formations, natural power spots, mysterious places such as the infamous “Sherman Ranch”, Indian burial mounds, and ancient sites. Dave is also interested in many other areas of phenomenon.
Ryan Burns
Ryan Patrick Burns began researching the Uintah Basin and the mysterious Skinwalker Ranch years ago. But when his passion for answers could no longer be quenched, he left his corporate job in Salt Lake City and moved to the desolate and remote basin to investigate the ranch full-time. Ryan now owns property overlooking the ranch. He hosts the popular podcast HeroParanormal.com and has written about his experiences investigating Skinwalker.Ryan Patrick Burns (https://spacewolfresearch.com/) is the owner of Space Wolf Research, a ranch that overlooks and shares a fence line with Skinwalker Ranch. In the latter half, he delved into his personal experiences and reports of high strangeness in the area. In the late 1990s, Burns had a mysterious encounter near a sandstone mesa known as Skinwalker Ridge. He described seeing an elderly Native American figure moving “not quite right” and offered him a ride. After the figure got in his vehicle, he realized there was something non-human about him, and “within seconds, it felt as if it was somehow going through my mind,” he recalled. This led to a traumatic experience where he lost hours of time and was later found by Bureau of Indian Affairs officers, who suggested he had been “nabbed by the Skinwalker,” a being said to be created by Native American dark sorcery.
Years later at his ranch, his caretaker and a friend encountered enigmatic trespassing figures that seemed to defy the laws of physics and were unaffected by gunshots. Burns also reported seeing a strange bipedal wolf that seemed to emerge from a “spiraling mass of nothingness.” The region where his ranch is located (the Uintah Basin in eastern Utah) has unique geological features that may contribute to the high strangeness reported there. He described the presence of a “pre-cognitive, sentient intelligence,” which can seemingly anticipate human actions.
Other unsettling phenomena he’s witnessed on his ranch include the mysterious movement of heavy objects. Burns also shared a poltergeist-like incident that happened to a caretaker on the property who saw a young girl come up out of the floor as a purple light emerged. “We still have a purple mark on the floor that we can’t clean off,” he revealed.
Hillbilly Bob Brewer
Bob Brewer was born and raised in a region of Arkansas steeped in legend and lore of buried Confederate treasure and a secret society, the Knights of the Golden Circle, sworn to protect the treasure for future generations should it ever be needed for a Confederate cause. After serving as a helicopter crewman in Vietnam, Brewer returned to his childhood home and began to devote his spare time to deciphering the strange carvings on trees and boulders that had been pointed out to him as a child by his uncle and great-uncle. What began as a hobby became an obsession as Brewer studied maps, history, and talked to those who shared his conviction that vast troves of wealth had been stored by the KGC. Brewer’s travels in search of clues in this treasure hunt have led him across America and even into Canada. He summarizes his discoveries in Shadow of the Sentinel: One Man’s Quest to Find the Hidden Treasure of the Confederacy, written with Warren Getler.
Although Getler is the professional writer in the pair, the story is Brewer’s. After his techniques led him to several small caches of buried treasure, he set out to uncover the “mother lodes” that he believes to exist in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Shadow of the Sentinel explores how he pieces together information from history, hearsay, and his own dogged determination—and how he eventually comes to terms with what he finds. A Publishers Weekly critic called Shadow of the Sentinel “a curiosity that will strain many readers’ credibility, but leave a lingering ‘Maybe.’” Library Journal correspondent John Carver Edwards recommended the book “for dedicated treasure hunters [and] adventure collections.”
The Venue
The Moon Lake Gathering will be held at the Centennial Events Center in Duchesne, Utah, this year. The main event will be held in the indoor arena, where there is plenty of bleacher seating (so no need to bring chairs this year), a great sound system, and large screen projectors, so it will be easy to see and hear the speakers.
The breakout sessions will be held in the classrooms, with a classroom devoted to either treasure hunting, UFOs, Bigfoot, or special topics for each session. Some breakouts will be in the arena as well. There will be 4 sessions each day lasting an hour and a half each repeating Friday and Saturday so you should be able to attend the sessions you want.
Lodging is available at the following locations
Camping is available at the event center just a few yards from the event. There are 50 full RV hook-ups and extra spots with just power that can be rented for events here at the fair grounds.
There is also free tent camping in the dirt lot next to the horse stalls on the west side of the event center. These spots don’t require a reservation, but there is plenty of room for tents.
There are also hotels in Duchesne, but they fill up fast, so get yours early.
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