transmit.

“Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone. Your posture can shine your heart or transmit anxiety. Your breath can radiate love or muddy the room in depression. Your glance can awaken joy. Your words can inspire freedom. Your every act can open hearts and minds.” – David Deida

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Boundaries

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“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.” – Jane Yolen

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http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2018/01/the-cockscomb-in-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument.html

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“[Words] cling to the very core of our memories and lie there in silence until a new desire reawakens them and recharges them with loving energy. That is one of the qualities of love that moves me most, their capacity for transmitting love. Like water, words are a wonderful conductor of energy. And the most powerful, transforming energy is the energy of love.” ― Laura Esquivel

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Grand Staircase

https://www.trover.com/d/Mb5N-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument-henrieville-utah

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“Grace works that way. It’s a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It’s a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.” – Bob Goff

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Grand Staircase

https://traveltips.usatoday.com/camping-grand-staircase-escalantenational-monument-utah-60221.html

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“Codes and patterns are very different from each other,” Langdon said. “And a lot of people confuse the two. In my field, it’s crucial to understand their fundamental difference.”
“That being?”
Langdon stopped walking and turned to her. “A pattern is any distinctly organized sequence. Patterns occur everywhere in nature—the spiraling seeds of a sunflower, the hexagonal cells of a honeycomb, the circular ripples on a pond when a fish jumps, et cetera.”
“Okay. And codes?”
“Codes are special,” Langdon said, his tone rising. “Codes, by definition, must carry information. They must do more than simply form a pattern—codes must transmit data and convey meaning. Examples of codes include written language, musical notation, mathematical equations, computer language, and even simple symbols like the crucifix. All of these examples can transmit meaning or information in a way that spiraling sunflowers cannot.” – Dan Brown

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Grand Staircase

https://mowryjournal.com/tag/grand-staircase-escalante/

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“Unhappy endings are just as important as happy endings. They’re an efficient way of transmitting vital Darwinian information. Your brain needs them to make maps of the world, maps that let you know what sorts of people and situations to avoid.” ― Douglas Coupland

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Grand Staircase

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2017/05/09/432111/case-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/

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“A writer is like a tuning fork: We respond when we’re struck by something. The thing is to pay attention, to be ready for radical empathy. If we empty ourselves of ourselves we’ll be able to vibrate in synchrony with something deep and powerful. If we’re lucky we’ll transmit a strong pure note, one that isn’t ours, but which passes through us. If we’re lucky, it will be a note that reverberates and expands, one that other people will hear and understand.” ― Roxana Robinson

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Reputation.

“Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln

 

 

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Grand-Staircase-Escalante

http://www.garystravels.com/2012/12/16/americas-scenic-byways-southwest/

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“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Kellerr

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Grand Staircase Escalante

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand-Staircase_Escalante_1.jpg

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“Whatever you are physically…male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy–all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.” – Cassandra Clare

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Grand Staircase

http://news.discovery.com/adventure/montana/9-remote-treks-in-the-lower-48.htm

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“Reputation is what others think of us; character is what we know of us. When you spend a lot of energy trying to repair a few moments of time that destroyed the view others once had of you, or a judgment someone made of you, true or not, then you must ask yourself, why take on the problem when it is really them?”  – Tambre Bryant

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Grand Staircase Rock Art

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument begins near Ruby’s Inn and is a very unique region of canyons, arches, plateaus and cliffs. This area, which comprises 1.7 million acres, was designated a National Monument just recently in 1996 and is considered to be one of the last explored areas of the continental United States.

Various Native American Indians and their dwellings have inhabited this area for nearly 2,000 years. Writings and even their food storage areas are still visible in the cliffs and canyons of this region.

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is partly named for the Escalante River, which flows from Boulder Mountain to the Colorado River. Deep canyons and gorges have been carved over eons of time. These sandstone labyrinths with unusual rock shapes and slot canyons offer some of the best hiking and backpacking in the world.

When early geologists saw the series of cliffs and plateaus rising 6,000 feet from the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon to Bryce Canyon, they called it the Grand Staircase. Three billion years of geologic history make up the layers of sedimentary rocks. Each of the five “steps” has been eroded, revealing cliffs of distinctive color. Travelers can see the Grand Staircase from some of the viewpoints in Bryce Canyon.

http://www.rubysinn.com/escalante-grand-staircase.html

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Grand Staircase geology

….the Grand Canyon on the south (right side of illustration) to the Aquarius Plateau on the north, the land steps down and then back up again.   On the chart you will notice a lower central valley, and as you move left across the illustration you will see a series of formations going up from the Vermillion Cliffs, White Cliffs, Grey Cliffs, Pink Cliffs to the Aquarius Plateau.

The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is unique in several different ways.   For one thing, the Grand Staircase is the first national monument to not be managed by the National Park Service.   The Bureau of Land Management has responsibility for this mass of unique land formations that covers over 1.9 million acres.

http://brycecanyoncountry.com/blog/2011/01/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/

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Neon Canyon

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neon_Canyon,_Grand_Staircase-Escalante.jpg

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“Never pay attention to someone who has not earned your respect.”  – Habeeb Akande

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Choprock Canyon

http://www.rouchnaturephotos.com/Landscapes/Landscapes-Out-West/7900325_QK6MmV/885286713_kMLdDJG#!i=885286713&k=kMLdDJG

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“It is difficult to make a reputation, but is even more difficult seriously to mar a reputation once properly made — so faithful is the public.”  – Arnold Bennett

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Grand Staircase back road

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Utah/Grand_Staircase_Escalante_National_Monument-882632/Local_Customs-Grand_Staircase_Escalante_National_Monument-TG-C-1.html

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“If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about.”  – Shannon Alder

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Zebra Canyon

http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/zebra.htm

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“A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.”  – Joseph Hall

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GSENM

http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/Recreation.html

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“Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.”  – Henry H. Saunderson

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Grand Staircase

http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2012/05/name-that-park-answers-to-yesterdays.html

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“Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God knows of us. When you have spent what feels like eternity trying to repair a few moments of time that destroyed the view others once had of you then you must ask yourself if you have the problem or is it really them? God doesn’t make us try so hard…..only enemies do.”  – Shannon Alder

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Safe.

“When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.” – Jean Vanier

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Cottonwood GSENM

http://www.kgcphoto.com/Utah/cottonwood-in-a-keeper-hole-4×5.htm

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“What is home? My favorite definition is “a safe place,” a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It’s a place where people share and understand each other. Its relationships are nurturing. The people in it do not need to be perfect; instead, they need to be honest, loving, supportive, recognizing a common humanity that makes all of us vulnerable.”  – Gladys Hunt

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West Cove Arch

http://www.utaharches.com/GSENM/westcovearch.html

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“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners” – Lawrence Sterne

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The Wave, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

http://sun-surfer.com/the-wave-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument-utah-1850.html

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“Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It’s the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life. ”  – Ann Landers

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Calf creek.

“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.” – Oscar Wilde

Calf Creek Canyon Falls Utah

http://imagesbyar.com/?attachment_id=4857

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The fact is that the geologic formation surrounding Calf Creek, called Navajo Sandstone, is not as solid as it appears. When this formation was laid down some 180 million years ago the grains of sand were only loosely cemented together. Microscopic voids were left between the tiny particles. Now, because of these voids, some of the rainwater that falls onto the surface of the slickrock is able to seep ever so slowly downward and eventually reappear in the canyons below.

http://www.utahtrails.com/backcountry%20pages/uppercalfcreek.html

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Calf Creek Pictographs

http://www.scienceviews.com/photo/library/SIA0485.html

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calf-creek-pictograph

http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2009/05/05/calf-creek-utah/

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As you walk down into the canyon you will notice that much of the terrain is littered with black boulders of basalt. This debris came from a series of volcanic eruptions that occurred northwest of Boulder some 20 million years ago. The BLM has thoughtfully rolled most of the volcanic boulders to the side of the trail so they do not present a problem for hikers.

Most of the 600 feet of elevation loss to the canyon floor occurs in the first 0.4 mile of the trail; beyond that the trail leaves the slickrock and levels out in a more sandy area. Continuing downward at a more gradual rate, the trail next begins to turn to the right as it follows the rim of the Calf Creek gorge. Soon you will see the upper falls on the northeast side of the canyon, opposite a large alcove in the western wall. The trail splits here, with the right fork leading to the top of the waterfall and the left fork dropping on down to the bottom of the canyon.

http://www.utahtrails.com/backcountry%20pages/uppercalfcreek.html

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Sedges along Calf Creek

http://www.mikehudak.com/PhotoEssays/GrandStaircase2001/

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At the falls, the creek emerges from a V-shaped channel at the end of upper Calf Creek Canyon and cascades over a near-vertical cliff face into a large pool several feet deep, enclosed on three sides by sheer Navajo sandstone walls. Rocks closest to the water are covered in delicate patches of blue and green algae, all the nearby cliffs have long streaks of desert varnish and the whole scene is extremely beautiful.

http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/grand_staircase_escalante/lower_calf_creek.html

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Calf Creek Indian Paintbrush

http://double-r-daily.blogspot.com/

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Rock with Windows Upper Calf Creek

http://1planetphotography.com/rocks-and-cliffs/

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Geology of Utah:

http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/the_land/geologyofutah.html

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The grand staircase.

 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

http://www.geology.sfasu.edu/FC07Pics.html

 

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http://s-hq.com/outdoors/hiking-slot-canyons-in-escalante-grand-staircase

 

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http://beautiful-landscape.com/Workshop-Summit-08.html

 

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http://www.synnatschke.de/gc/gc.html

 

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“Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) was established by Presidential Proclamation in 1996 under the Clinton Administration. Still unknown to many people, it was the last place to be mapped in the continental United States. Because of its extremely wild and remote character, the Monument protects exemplary and unparalleled scientific research and educational opportunities in the fields of archaeology, ecology, geology, paleontology, and cultural history.”

GSENM is a very unique piece of public land and so is the way it is managed. The Monument encompasses nearly 1.9 million acres of BLM land in southwestern Utah.”

http://www.gsenmschool.org/about_GSENM.php

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http://brycecanyoncountry.com/blog/2011/01/grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/

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http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/3Dcanyons/html/escalante.htm

“On May 30, 1872, “Prof” Almon H. Thompson and members of the Powell Survey party left the Kanab area on a mission to find passage to the mouth of the Dirty Devil River where the Second Expedition crew had stashed a boat, the Cañonita, the previous fall. Other explorers Powell had commissioned the year before had failed to find passage. The route the Thompson Expedition took lead them through the upland valley of the Paria River and skirted the southern end of the Aquarius Plateau. They passed through small Mormon settlements before embarking into the extensive unexplored wilderness that encompassed much of central Utah. They resolved the course of the Escalante River (the last named river in the United States), crossed the Waterpocket Fold (now Capitol Reef National Park), and climbed through a high pass in the Henry Mountains (the last named mountains in the United States).”