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Category Archives: History
Dinosaur National Monument
June 10, 2019 On August 17, 1909 Earl Douglass discovered eight tailbones of an Apatosaurus, previously known as a Brontosaurus. Years of digging uncovered bone after bone, skeleton after skeleton. Thousands and thousands of fossil bones were carefully cleaned, logged, … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Dinosaurs, Petroglyphs, Utah
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Flaming Gorge National Rec Area
May 18 – June 26 2019 This is our first, but hopefully not last, Interpretive Host job. We found an opening online, called, talked, made a deal, and headed for the Flaming Gorge NRA, all within a few days. We … Continue reading
Pipe Spring National Monument
May 1, 2019 Pipe Spring National Monument A Little History In the arid southwest, water is life. Over hundreds or thousands of years, snow melt and rainwater seep slowly through the sandstone and other porous rock layers until it reaches … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, kanab, RV, Utah
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Lee’s Ferry & Marble Canyon
April 17-21, 2019 We headed east out of Grand Canyon National Park, skirted the beautiful canyons on the Little Colorado River and swung north and up toward Page. Before the climb up to that plateau we angled west on 89A … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Hiking, History, National Park, Nature Notes, Restaurants, Scenic Drives
Tagged Arizona, Colorado River, Condors, Glen Canyon, Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs
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Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and Tuzigoot
March 27-28, 2019 It never ceases to amaze me what “primitive” peoples could accomplish. Those men, women, and children who built and lived in Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and Tuzigoot were masters of how to live in harmony with nature. … Continue reading
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Titan Missile Site, Sahuarita, AZ
March 18, 2019 There is ONE Titan II missile remaining in its missile silo. The silo and payload area have been rigged so it cannot be launched and a there is a hole cut in the cone of the missile … Continue reading
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Fort Davis NHS & Davis Mountains State Park
February 22, 2019 Davis Mountains State Park We shifted up to the Davis Mountains so we could tour that area. The State Park was very nice with full hook ups, partial hook ups and no hook ups. We scored a … Continue reading
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