With temperatures hitting 100 most days here at Pipe Spring, Tom and I often look for cooler places on our days off.  A couple of weeks ago we headed east and up to Jacob Lake and the North Kaibab National Forest. Because Jacob Lake is at an elevation of 8,000 feet, it is generally about …

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Happy Fourth of July! I have worked and visited almost 200 National Park sites at this point in my life.  My favorite thing about the National Parks is learning more about American History.  At this point in my life I like to think I know a lot about United States History, but I learn more …

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Tom and I arrived at Pipe Spring National Monument during the Amazing Earthfest 2018.  Earthfest is a celebration of the environment and sustainable living in the Arizona Strip and southern Utah.  From May 13-19, there were 35 events where people could learn about the wonderful earth around them.  Events were held from the North Rim …

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On our way back to Pipe Spring from Zion National Park, we took a scenic tour of Kanab Utah.  Kanab is the closest town of any size to Pipe Spring and is the place where we will look for restaurants, go to see a movie, and grocery shop.  Melonie is a native of this area …

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After writing about things my mother taught me, I need to be fair and balanced and write about things my father taught me.  Fortunately this won’t be hard because my father taught me just as much as my mother. The first thing my father taught me – and the most important – is to be …

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A lot of people, including people who live in Arizona, think Arizona ends at the Grand Canyon.  Anything further north must be Utah.  After all, there aren’t any towns of any size up there.  But every day Tom and I talk to people who are amazed at the beauty and desolation of the Arizona Strip. …

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Whenever Tom and I drive across the country, I always think of an old television show:  Space Ghost Coast to Coast.  In case you are not familiar with Space Ghost Coast to Coast, it was the first cartoon show moved to Adult Swim.  The cartoon was a revival of Space Ghost, an old Hanna-Barbera superhero.  …

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When Tom and I are out and about we are always on the lookout for amusing, confusing, or interesting signs.  We find signs along the road, in parking lots, and in campgrounds.  Tom especially looks out for “stick figure warning man.”  We find him in all kinds of desperate situations!  Part of the fun of …

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When Tom and I are back in Ohio, we are always busy bees, buzzing around trying to get everything done.  This last visit we were only in Ohio for three weeks and it seemed like we buzzed around even faster than usual. Because of Tom’s broken finger, we visited a hand specialist in Columbus who …

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When we are in Ohio it is always a challenge to get the extended family together.  Right now I have one nephew in Spain and another one in the last few weeks of his Junior year of college.  In my brother’s family, the two older kids work most Saturdays.  John and Jackie are always overbooked.  …

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