Over the four years of this blog, I have written about different states having their own versions of the Grand Canyon.  You can read about them here:  Washington, Hawaii, South Dakota, Georgia, North Carolina, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Utah, Louisianna, Mississippi, Colorado, and Idaho.  Of all the Grand Canyons …

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Pipe Spring National Monument has a loom.  They have had a loom for a long time, but this is the first year they have used it since, perhaps, 1995.  A loom sat on the upper balcony for a long time and we have pictures of some volunteers preparing it for weaving in 1995.  But that …

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Before schools got out in June, we had an opportunity to work with a couple of school groups who came to Pipe Spring National Monument.  Because the monument is so remote, I did not expect to see any school groups.  But we had a group of 40 kids our first week here and another group …

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Yesterday I mentioned taking a boat tour at Glen Canyon National Recreation.  Tom and I did this boat tour with a very specific purpose in mind.  We wanted to visit Rainbow Bridge National Monument. There are only two ways to get to Rainbow Bridge National Monument:  by boat or by a long, strenuous hike through …

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One of the reasons Tom and I decided to work at Pipe Spring National Monument was the location.  Location, location, location!  Southern Utah, the Grand Canyon – thirteen national park sites within a two-hour drive.  Some of the most beautiful places in the United States.  We figured we would have plenty of new places to …

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You’ve seen pictures of Windsor Castle in Great Britain – the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, home to royalty for 900 years.  Well, here at Pipe Spring National Monument, we also have a Winsor Castle.  It is not, however, home to royalty, and has only been here for 150 years. Named after …

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During our second week of training, our supervisor sent us to Tuweep / Toroweap Overlook of the Grand Canyon.  Tuweep has a campground that requires a camping permit and Pipe Spring is one of the places that issues the permit.  Because we are the closest physical site to the campground, we get the most requests.  …

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We have animals at Pipe Spring National Monument!  When Tom and I applied here, one of the things that caught my eye was working with the animals.  Because all the rangers here cycle through all the duties, we are learning to care for the animals that live here at Pipe Spring. The biggest attractions are …

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As I mentioned yesterday, most visitors to Pipe Spring National Monument are either going to or coming from Zion National Park.  Zion is only 20 miles away as the crow flies, but because there is a mountain and plateau between here and there, we have to drive northwest for 45 minutes and then another half …

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This summer Tom and I are working at Pipe Spring National Monument in northern Arizona.  We started May 14 but it took me a while to get caught up with my posts about Ohio.  We trained for the first two weeks, learning about the monument and how it runs. Pipe Spring is the only year-round …

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