The Glory of Tucson, AZ My Favorite City! Best time to visit is in the winter months unless you enjoy 100+ temps in the summer! Experience Tucson’s Southwestern Spirit Discover a vibrant desert city shaped by saguaro-covered landscapes, rich history, colorful culture, and unmistakable Southwestern character. Me!- Saluting the beautiful AZ sunset Choose Your Adventure!
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Mysteries of the Ancient Southwest- Northern AZ and NM This month’s journey takes you through northwestern New Mexico and eastern Arizona to three remarkable Ancestral Pueblo sites: Chaco Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Casa Malpais. Each offers a different glimpse into the lives, traditions, and movements of the people who inhabited this region. Give yourself
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Spirits, Spooks and Spelunking– North-Central AZ Do ghost stories, red-rock beauty, and underground adventures call to you? This journey begins among Jerome’s mining history and haunted legends, continues through the restorative landscape of Sedona, and ends beneath the ponderosa forest inside Lava River Cave near Flagstaff. Ghosts, Beauty & Caves These destinations are close enough
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Whether you are in the country or the city, learning how to stay safe is key to your mental and physical survival. In this post I focus on wilderness survival. What would be your first instinct if you suddenly realized you’d lost the trail or somehow took a wrong route back to camp, it’s
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If you are seeking an adventure, then this Northern Arizona outdoor activity will not disappoint. However, to soak in Arizona’s Verde Canyon Hot Mineral Springs, 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
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What the Ancestral Puebloans Left Behind — and What Their Remarkable Culture Still Teaches us Today Every time I visit these ancient sites, I come away with a sense of awe and wonder how on earth the Ancestral Puebloans even made it in this very dry area. But, like today, climate created changes and they
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What does Trash Trackers have to do with the Sept. 11, 2001 tragic event? In this post, I will explain. First you may ask? What are Trash Trackers? In 2001, I signed up for a working vacation with a crew of 8, (four men and four women), called Trash Trackers, to help clean up Lake
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