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Owl, Rattlesnake, and Antelope Canyons: Where the Wind Lives
Antelope Canyon on Navajo Lands near Page, Arizona, has been on my must-visit list for years: fleeting light beams, smooth waves of petrified sand, and warm shades of peach and orange–I wanted to see...
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Overseeing the Horseshoe Bend
Our charmed morning among the labyrinths of Arizona’s breathtaking slot canyons behind us, we headed to Utah for our sunset destination: Bryce Canyon. Five miles south of Page, Arizona, though, a brief...
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Sunset and Sunrise in Bryce Canyon: Of “Fairy Cities in Painted Stone”
When geologist and poet Clarence Dutton first came upon the hoodoos of Bryce Canon, he perceived them as “the work of giant hands, a race of genie once rearing temples of rock.” The view does inspire...
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Zion National Park: A Glimpse of Paradise
“…for glory of scenery and stupendous scenic effects [Zion] cannot be surpassed…It is a marvelous piece of Nature’s handiwork that is worth going a long distance to see.” (Thomas Moran, artist) We...
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Two Craters and Two Ruins
Although it was not the brightest nor the most astonishing memory, I keep thinking about one day of our American Southwest vacation: the day we visited two very different craters, walked among lava...
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Taliesin West: Snow over the Desert
“Living in the Desert is a spiritual cathartic a great many people need. I am one of them.” (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1949) Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s “desert camp,” has been on my must-see list...
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Happy National Train Day
“Railroad iron is a magician’s rod, in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844) Did you know that 11 May is the National Train Day in the US?...
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Travel Theme: Waves
I love this week’s travel challenge by Ailsa: Waves. So many memories come to mind, but here are five favorites. Smooth waves of petrified sand at Antelope Canyon, with its neighbors Owl and...
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