Cozumel is the largest inhabited island in Mexico and the oldest in the Caribbean group and is located 12 miles off the eastern coast of the mainland (Yucatan Peninsula). A limestone plateau forms the base of the island, which is 34 miles long and 11 miles wide. The island is purportedly one of the top 5 dive destinations in the world thanks to the coral reefs located just off it’s southwestern coast. The Meso-american Reef is unique in the Western…
In 2014, I was asked to visit a vineyard, which belonged to a client, to sample some of the Ice Cider their farm was producing and do some thinking about how…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
