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Travel, outdoors, adventure, Heather, Dugan, stories Heather Dugan Heather Dugan heather@heatherdugan.com no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2012/01/09/hoodoo-heaven-bryce-canyon-national-park-utah/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2012/01/09/hoodoo-heaven-bryce-canyon-national-park-utah/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:25:55 +0000 Heather Dugan http://heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/hoodoo-heaven-bryce-canyon-national-park-utah/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2012/01/09/hoodoo-heaven-bryce-canyon-national-park-utah/feed/ 17 0:03:44 Bryce Canyon has lingered as a treasured still-shot in my memory for some thirty years. One of those "perfect moments” from childhood that somehow attaches itself to your life and becomes a trailing accessory to it… Bryce Canyon has lingered as a treasured still-shot in my memory for some thirty years. One of those "perfect moments” from childhood that somehow attaches itself to your life and becomes a trailing accessory to it… Canyons, Extremes, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/12/12/wagon-trail-capitol-gorge-in-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/12/12/wagon-trail-capitol-gorge-in-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:47:17 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/wagon-trail-capitol-gorge-in-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/12/12/wagon-trail-capitol-gorge-in-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/feed/ 11 0:01:12   The Capitol Gorge spur road revealed no more than its next winding turn, one intriguing twist at a time. The vistas were vertical. Rocky skyscrapers of Wingate sandstone towered dramatically, enclosing us in a one-way maze. The pitted gravel road[...]   The Capitol Gorge spur road revealed no more than its next winding turn, one intriguing twist at a time. The vistas were vertical. Rocky skyscrapers of Wingate sandstone towered dramatically, enclosing us in a one-way maze. The pitted gravel road offered few options but “forward” with measured care and speed. Every so often I slammed into my sensory limit, shifted into park and cautioned the kids to watch for non-existent cars out the rear window while I snapped off a couple of pictures. Finally parked at the road’s dead end, we set off on foot down a Mormon pioneer trail. In the hush, it wasn’t hard to imagine the distant creaking of wagon wheels. Evening would soon sheath the canyon area in utter darkness, but we walked the first part of the trail -sadly noting petroglyphs marred by not-so-ancient vandals. Further along the trail is a Pioneer Register with the scratched signatures of long ago passers-by. Approaching darkness would have prompted those turn-of-the-century travelers to set up their night’s camp but sent us on a reluctant trek back to our car and a slow winding drive in dimming light.       Updated from November 28, 2008. Canyons, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/09/09/i-spy-from-sky-high/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/09/09/i-spy-from-sky-high/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:07:52 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=4970 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/09/09/i-spy-from-sky-high/feed/ 10 0:01:27 Aside from its 7000 foot elevation and lack of community garage sales (or garages, for that matter), it was still a different sort of neighborhood. While I might glance across my street to admire lush landscaping or to see if the neighbor who occas[...] Aside from its 7000 foot elevation and lack of community garage sales (or garages, for that matter), it was still a different sort of neighborhood. While I might glance across my street to admire lush landscaping or to see if the neighbor who occasionally rides to my lawn's rescue on a John Deere lawnmower is headed my way, Walnut Canyon tenants watched the inhabitants of their cliff side community for more serious considerations... Canyons, Flagstaff, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/08/22/the-goosenecks-at-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/08/22/the-goosenecks-at-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:53:31 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/the-goosenecks-at-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/08/22/the-goosenecks-at-capitol-reef-national-park-utah/feed/ 11 0:02:15 ...Absurd rock formations that sat like installed art at the edges of the road. Majestic pillared cliffs tinged into life by the low glow of a hot sun. And an endless enticing horizon, vacant of people and things, that made us feel like the privileg[...] ...Absurd rock formations that sat like installed art at the edges of the road. Majestic pillared cliffs tinged into life by the low glow of a hot sun. And an endless enticing horizon, vacant of people and things, that made us feel like the privileged last few walking an emptied earth…. Canyons, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/05/23/walk-through-sand-sculpture/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/05/23/walk-through-sand-sculpture/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 11:03:06 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5989 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/05/23/walk-through-sand-sculpture/feed/ 9 0:02:03 ...Standing at the bottom of the first ladder in the Lower canyon, I felt as if I'd landed in the burrow of a manic, gifted sculptor. The swirled sandstone passageway revealed only the immediate, and as I edged through and around the billowing rock.[...] ...Standing at the bottom of the first ladder in the Lower canyon, I felt as if I'd landed in the burrow of a manic, gifted sculptor. The swirled sandstone passageway revealed only the immediate, and as I edged through and around the billowing rock... Canyons, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/04/08/ornithopod-was-here/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/04/08/ornithopod-was-here/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:20:06 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5318 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/04/08/ornithopod-was-here/feed/ 9 0:01:02 "They don't want people to know it's there," he whispered. It being the fossiled footprint of a three-toed dinosaur. "They don't want people to know it's there," he whispered. It being the fossiled footprint of a three-toed dinosaur. Canyons, Kayak/Canoe, Page Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/09/03/antelope-canyon-a-navajo-treasure/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/09/03/antelope-canyon-a-navajo-treasure/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:40 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5940 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/09/03/antelope-canyon-a-navajo-treasure/feed/ 2 0:01:31 And then, there it was. A fissure in the earth, a slender line along which the red sandstone swirled down upon itself like sand falling through a funnel or hourglass. I swung my photographer ID pass and camera over my shoulder to dangle down my bac[...] And then, there it was. A fissure in the earth, a slender line along which the red sandstone swirled down upon itself like sand falling through a funnel or hourglass. I swung my photographer ID pass and camera over my shoulder to dangle down my back, turned myself around and began climbing down a metal ladder. Canyons, Hiking Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/08/09/glen-canyon-glide/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/08/09/glen-canyon-glide/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:00:16 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5521 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/08/09/glen-canyon-glide/feed/ 2 0:00:38 At times we simply basked in the stillness, alternately humbled and elevated by our wonderment. Gliding, as part of the river itself as it carved minuscule changes into the canyon surrounding us. At times we simply basked in the stillness, alternately humbled and elevated by our wonderment. Gliding, as part of the river itself as it carved minuscule changes into the canyon surrounding us. Canyons, Kayak/Canoe Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/07/26/glen-canyon-shore-birds/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/07/26/glen-canyon-shore-birds/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5515 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/07/26/glen-canyon-shore-birds/feed/ 6 0:00:26 Beneath the Glen Canyon Dam, the Colorado River is a cool green ribbon winding through desert land. The riparian zone at river's edge is shore bird territory. Beneath the Glen Canyon Dam, the Colorado River is a cool green ribbon winding through desert land. The riparian zone at river's edge is shore bird territory. Canyons, Kayak/Canoe Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/07/21/launched/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/07/21/launched/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:48:55 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5512 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2010/07/21/launched/feed/ 3 0:01:05 Thankfully, the nifty green "Lego Man" helmets we wore were only necessary for the dock walk from bus to boat. Safety first, right? Or maybe it was more like liability first. I'm fairly certain it wasn't motivated by anyone's sense of fashion. Thankfully, the nifty green "Lego Man" helmets we wore were only necessary for the dock walk from bus to boat. Safety first, right? Or maybe it was more like liability first. I'm fairly certain it wasn't motivated by anyone's sense of fashion. Canyons, Kayak/Canoe Heather Dugan no no