I had to get the photo… I just had to. We had driven considerably out of the way. The short route was 3 hours and 29 minutes from Canyon de Chelly to Sedona but I had t get a…
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The South Rim is by far more commercialized compared to the North Rim but in many ways, the well kept Rim Trail offers a hiker a relaxed and enjoyable environment to try and take in the over-the-top grandeur of…
Canyon de Chelly In the vast red desert landscape of Arizona, in the same state as the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, there is a virtually unknown canyon that is comparable in beauty to these two famous national parks.…
Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to preserve and interpret the archeological heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from 600 to 1300 CE. Today, the park protects nearly…
Straddling the border of Utah and Arizona, we could see the giant sandstone formations of Monument Valley towering over the desert floor from miles away as we approached. Perhaps nothing better symbolizes the American Southwest than Monument Valley and…
The Grand Canyon North Rim is very close to the Utah Border. It is more remote and less visitors make it to the North side. Further from any freeways, it is ONLY open seasonally from May 15th through October…
Cathedral Wash is a short and scenic slot canyon with easy access and big rewards. Located in Marble Canyon, Arizona, you can drive right by it if you are not paying attention. This moderate adventure has no major technical…
Boat Mesa (above). Bryce Canyon National Park In September 2018, we visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Southwestern Utah, which was designated a national park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres and showcases the stunning geology of southern…
In 2016, while attending a Peter Mitchell Cidermaking course in Mount Vernon, Washington, Halee Fried sat a row behind me and we struck up a friendship. We talked about what each of us was doing. Earlier that year, Jeff…
Carnivorous and always hungry, sea anemones are not plants, as some people might think, but silent slow-motion predators that will devour any small animal careless enough to stray within reach of their deadly tentacles. Equipped with tiny poisonous harpoons…
