If you are seeking an adventure, then this Northern Arizona outdoor activity will not disappoint. However, you will need a 4-wheel drive vehicle to get there safely. Who can resist sliding into a basin full of clean, warm water, delightfully titillating your legs and arms? My experience as I lazily lay my head back against […]
Imagine….. Indians singing and dancing around a roaring campfire or planting seeds by the light of a full moon. These visions and more were felt during my visit to Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, Canyon De Chelly (pronounced shay) National Monument, and Casa Malpais Archaeological Park. These established landmarks form a 700-mile triangle from northeastern […]
Hi Friends! If you happen to be in southern Arizona this week, you will need to check out this festival! For more than 40 years, this historical park has held its Fiesta de Tumacácori during the first full weekend in December to celebrate the cultures of Arizona’s Santa Cruz Valley where the park is located. […]
There’s always a treasure to be found near rivers and this was no exception. Here’s a short hot springs adventure that is not far from the town of Taos, New Mexico. The half-mile hike down into the Rio Grande canyon is filled with large boulders which may require using the 3 point system of one […]
Why do the deceased hang around places they no longer can partake in? Of course, they are only in another dimension and are able to participate in both worlds. Sometimes we are able to catch an image in a photo or sometimes, it is a feeling or an object moved. Since Santa Fe is the […]
AHHH- The pause that refreshes. As I sink into the hot healing waters of the communal bath, layers of tension melt away. If you want a quick getaway that looks like a resort in the mountains of Japan, complete with landscaping and bamboo-style construction, then don’t pass up this opportunity to enjoy Ten Thousand Waves […]
You are probably wondering what does Trash Trackers have to do with the Sept. 11th tragic event that occurred 17 years ago? And you are also probably wondering what are Trash Trackers? In 2001, I signed up for a working vacation with a crew of 8, (four men and four women), called the Trash Trackers, […]