Travel Tales & Life Lessons
Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona is a must-stop on any road trip
It’s one of the natural stars of Instagram. Antelope Canyon was a must-stop for me on a road trip through southern Utah and northern Arizona where the upper and lower canyons are a kaleidoscope of color thanks to the natural light that shines down into the canyons, following the twisting and turning path carved from centuries of rushing water through sandstone.
A Giant Dam, Horseshoe Bend & More in Page, Arizona
With 1.25 million acres bordering the Grand Canyon and Navajo Nation, the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a huge part of the southeastern Utah and northern Arizona landscape.
A Hike Above a Historic Fort and Through a Real Desert Oasis on the Kaibab Indian Reservation in Arizona
Life wasn’t easy for the early desert dwellers who called this area home. It was nearly uninhabitable save for the areas surrounding natural oases like Pipe Spring where water is forced to the surface after flowing south from natural sandstone aquifers that hold rainfall and snowmelt.
Kolob Canyons Section & Timber Creek Overlook Trail (Utah)
Shhh…it’s a secret! The Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park is quiet. Seriously quiet. The experience here is far different from the shuttle buses at the main visitor center of Zion 40 miles to the south.
From Zion National Park to Glen Canyon to Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon with – if you can believe it – stops in between, this is an ambitious addition to my “perfect day” series. But it was all possible in a day – a perfect day.
This day all started with a challenge:
Continue ReadingI spent 45 days traveling solo in Thailand. From getting lost in Bangkok to rafting through a bat-filled cave to meditating with monks in Chiang Dao, I learned the hard way so that you don’t have to!
Here are the top 10 things I learned:
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