Hall, Evan

Gawin Earl Douglass (1908-1998) was the only child of Earl Douglass, a paleontologist who made an outstanding discovery of dinosaur bones in the early 1900's. Gawin grew up, from the age of 18 months, in a tent camp, and later a log home, close to the site where his father made his discovery. The quarry, near Jensen, Utah, later was set aside as Dinosaur National Monument. Because his formative years were spent so close to nature, Gawin developed a deep love of the out-of-doors and always enjoyed camping, hiking, hunting and fishing. He also taught these same values to his own children, two da...