Are you looking for an inexpensive family adventure this summer? Exploring a new hiking trail can be loads of fun while inspiring a sense of awe without breaking the bank. From prior posts, you know that I love hiking, and I thought it’d be fun to share a few of my favorite trail scenes. CanyonlandsContinue reading “Scenes from a Hiking Trail”
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Return to West Fork
Recently, on a perfect spring morning, we hiked the West Fork trail that runs alongside, and repeatedly crosses, Oak Creek. (You may recall my description and photos of this creek and trail in a past post, Red Rocks on the Water.) It’s one of the most popular hikes in the Sedona/Oak Creek area, and weContinue reading “Return to West Fork”
Red Rocks on the Water
The lovely little desert town of Sedona, Arizona, has more than 400 miles of trails for hiking and biking, and is surrounded by 1.8 million acres of forest land, according to visitsedona.com. Not bad for a destination known for its spas and luxury resorts! The rich colors of Sedona’s earth and trees are a delightContinue reading “Red Rocks on the Water”
Escaping Normal
Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled . . . And that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost
Outstanding Blogger Award
I was recently nominated by Angela from SUITCASE Travel Blog for the Outstanding Blogger Award. Heartfelt thanks, Angela! Like me, Angela is passionate about travel, exploration, meeting new people & learning new customs. I do hope you’ll show her some love by visiting her beautiful site! Rules Provide a link to the original creator’s awardContinue reading “Outstanding Blogger Award”
Put the Talk on Pause and Heal with Wildlife
Listening to incessant politics and bad news from reporters, government officials, and even commercials, causes feelings of impatience and anger to surface in my normally peaceful mindset. So it’s high time, as my grandmother used to say, to put the talk on pause.
Escaping Normal
Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled . . . And that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost
Peace, In Images and Verse
In an effort to evoke a calming peace for myself and for you, I’d like to share more images and inspirational words on Nature.
Put the Talk on Pause: A Photo Essay
I don’t know about you, but I’m in a definite time warp. I can’t keep up with the date or the day of the week. On the one hand, this year is flying, much like last year. On the other hand, the stifling control of pandemic and its unyielding, pervasive gloom talk of the pastContinue reading “Put the Talk on Pause: A Photo Essay”
Micro of the Macro 