http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA Travels and Journeys... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:57:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2010 heather@heatherdugan.com (Heather Dugan) heather@heatherdugan.com (Heather Dugan) 1440 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA 144 144 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?feed=podcast Footsteps Travels and Journeys... Travel, outdoors, adventure, Heather, Dugan, stories Heather Dugan Heather Dugan heather@heatherdugan.com no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2012/01/23/deceiving-distances/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2012/01/23/deceiving-distances/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:15:20 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5174 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2012/01/23/deceiving-distances/feed/ 5 0:00:47 ...Hance Rapid (pictured at right from Desert View) is rated an 8 in difficulty on a 1 to 10 scale. This mile long stretch of river features the Canyon's greatest single drop. Thirty feet doesn't sound like much in a place where everything else seem[...] ...Hance Rapid (pictured at right from Desert View) is rated an 8 in difficulty on a 1 to 10 scale. This mile long stretch of river features the Canyon's greatest single drop. Thirty feet doesn't sound like much in a place where everything else seems to be measured in miles, but in a kayak?... Extremes, Hiking, Kayak/Canoe Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/12/02/two-mile-tunnel/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/12/02/two-mile-tunnel/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:05:37 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5309 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/12/02/two-mile-tunnel/feed/ 7 0:00:58 Once our lunches and camera bags had been searched (it turned out that my turkey sandwich was not a security risk), we boarded the bus that would carry us to the base of the Glen Canyon dam. Once our lunches and camera bags had been searched (it turned out that my turkey sandwich was not a security risk), we boarded the bus that would carry us to the base of the Glen Canyon dam. Extremes Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/11/18/red-rock-cathedral/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/11/18/red-rock-cathedral/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:11:50 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=6602 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/11/18/red-rock-cathedral/feed/ 3 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/10/14/dont-look-down/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/10/14/dont-look-down/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:52:22 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=6579 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/10/14/dont-look-down/feed/ 4 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/09/12/roadside-views-from-hwy-89/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/09/12/roadside-views-from-hwy-89/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:52:09 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5072 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/09/12/roadside-views-from-hwy-89/feed/ 8 0:01:11 ...Previous to that summer, my long distance automotive experiences had been heavy with interstate hauls through billboard jungles and carpool driving that racked up almost as many miles but with more predictable signage. .. ...Previous to that summer, my long distance automotive experiences had been heavy with interstate hauls through billboard jungles and carpool driving that racked up almost as many miles but with more predictable signage. .. Flagstaff, Page, Sedona 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/2011/08/05/the-little-hike-that-wasnt/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/08/05/the-little-hike-that-wasnt/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:58:39 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5199 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/08/05/the-little-hike-that-wasnt/feed/ 2 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/06/20/just-a-wild-guess/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/06/20/just-a-wild-guess/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:32:14 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5039 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/06/20/just-a-wild-guess/feed/ 7 0:01:39 ...who, for instance, popped a prickly pear cacti fruit in their mouth and survived, opening up a little more variety on the dinner menu? Who thought to pound the roots of a yucca plant to make shampoo, and when did daily life settle down enough to [...] ...who, for instance, popped a prickly pear cacti fruit in their mouth and survived, opening up a little more variety on the dinner menu? Who thought to pound the roots of a yucca plant to make shampoo, and when did daily life settle down enough to even put personal hygiene on the radar? Flagstaff Heather Dugan no no http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/05/30/desert-view-at-the-grand-canyon/ http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/05/30/desert-view-at-the-grand-canyon/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 11:38:37 +0000 Heather Dugan http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/?p=5128 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogBETA/2011/05/30/desert-view-at-the-grand-canyon/feed/ 4 0:02:22 ...I well understand the pain of poor punctuation -or more specifically, the annoyance of a misspelling dangling carefree over a grocery aisle ("pickels"??!), but the National Park Service does not appreciate unofficial editing of historical park si[...] ...I well understand the pain of poor punctuation -or more specifically, the annoyance of a misspelling dangling carefree over a grocery aisle ("pickels"??!), but the National Park Service does not appreciate unofficial editing of historical park signs, and two men who corrected a misplaced comma and apostrophe at Desert View with white-out and permanent marker... 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