Has it been a year already? Do they really want us back?
Truth be told, we’ve been excited to head back to Bluff Utah! Explore the West, see some of the friends we made last year, and visit some family along the way.
If you are new to our Bears Ears adventure, feel free to check out last year’s endeavor at https://allaboutthestories.com/bears-ears-2025/.
In short, we are volunteering the month of May for the Bears Ears Partnership, read all about it! https://bearsearspartnership.org
Otherwise, just grab your favorite beverage and follow along as we periodically post. Consider this blog a place of refuge. No annoying ads or other contrivances to get in your space (other than the pitfalls of my writing style and deficiencies). Let’s get started!
- Paradise
#6 of the series. Three pair of beautiful handprints in featured image. Notice the misfit in the middle? 1,000 years ago that person chose differently. Even 1,000 years ago, there’s always one, right? And, more than we might like to admit, that radical might be saying something we need to hear. But more on that a… Read more: Paradise - People(s)
#5 of the series. A BEEC Visitors Center volunteer’s worst nightmare: a long line of people all buying myriad stickers of different sizes. It could happen. It did happen. The Bears Ears Partnership operates the Canyon Country Youth Corps, giving young people opportunities for service projects in the area. Remember in my last post where I… Read more: People(s) - Surprise!
#4 of the series. Time is passing quickly. We hit the ground running, wanting to re-familarize ourselves with the area. It’s good to have on-the-ground experience with as much of the landscape as possible so you can at least exude confidence when talking to visitors. But this place is big, and visitors’ plans vary widely, so… Read more: Surprise! - Bluff
#3 of the series. I’d only met Joe Pachak once, and it was sad to hear that he had passed just a few months ago. But even in that brief encounter he left a lasting impression on me. This Saturday, we drove up to Edge of the Cedars State Park where they were hosting an indigenous… Read more: Bluff - Rabbit Valley
#2 of the series. Maybe it was the Trail through Time trail. Maybe it was what appeared to be just a few widely-spaced primitive campsites on top of the mesa. Or maybe it was $20/night cut to half-price for being old. Whatever it was, we booked a couple of nights to give us a little breather.… Read more: Rabbit Valley - Fits and Starts
The start of the series. hiatus /hī-ā′təs/ – A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break. Yeah, that’s it. That’s what I’ve been on, a hiatus. I had bigger plans for the past year, we’ve actually had a very busy and exciting past year with both family and adventure! And I wanted to share.… Read more: Fits and Starts