Mother Nature can be as gentle as a lamb or as fierce as a tiger. One July morning in 1980, while backpacking with my boyfriend Mark in the Colorado Mountains, we experienced both the lamb and the tiger in a single day. This is a story about resilience, staying calm and acting quickly. Sometimes, there
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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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Welcome to the Wigwam Series- Southwest journeys rooted in a sense of place, story, and adventure Our first journey takes us to the Stations of the Cross in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley. San Luis, the oldest town in Colorado, is home to the remarkable bronze sculptures along the Stations of the Cross—a spiritual and
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If you enjoy bike riding and dipping into hot springs, then this adventure will delight and relax you. Montezuma hot springs just outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico is a jewel along the Gallinas Creek. Route 65 is the perfect leisurely bike ride. The springs are right along the road, somewhat masked by guard rails.
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Dive! Jump! Swim! Sapphire Blue Hole Dive or jump or swim into the coolest, bluest water in the United States. This amazing “hole in the desert” attracts visitors from across the country and beyond to enjoy its crystal-clear, sapphire-blue waters. The sapphire-blue waters are a mystical and magical jewel in the southwestern desert. It is
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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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