Instead, he acted as a guardian angel, leaving supplies and medicine for the group to aid their survival. Rather than find any other survivors, he decided to go back to Zion to live a solitary life, hating himself for not being with his family and dying with them.Įleven years later, Clark would find company in a group of Spanish-speaking survivors who arrived in Zion but still did not reveal himself. Though he couldn't find their bodies, Clark knew that the blast killed his wife and child.
But the city was reduced to rubble, including his former home.
After a year of preparing, Clark finally ventured out of Zion to try and find his family. Since he was still an hour's drive from Salt Lake City, he survived the initial blasts and made his way back to Zion National Park.Ĭlark would take refuge inside the valley caves for months until the radiation dropped to safe enough levels to venture outside. On October 23, 2077, Clark was returning home to his family from one of his wilderness excursions when the atomic bombs were dropped. He soon left, disillusioned from witnessing various atrocities committed against the Canadian people. He was also a former member of the US Army and took part in the occupation and annexation of Canada.
Born before the Great War, Clark was an avid survivalist that loved the outdoors.
