The Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia), with its distinctive oval paddles dotted with spines, flowers and fruits, prefers the arid lands of Las Americas. A wild Prickly Pear cactus growing on […]
I’ve been to Arizona three times and each trip has been totally different. And I’ve had friends go to Arizona, and they have been to totally different places than me […]
The Spanish word color often signifies the colour red. Colorado (coloured) is the a description (and name) of a place with a lot of red-coloured rocks. We were flying to […]
I was very privileged last year to have clear skies as we flew over extraordinary desert landscapes on our way to Mexico City. Wind-blown snow over the sand and rocks of […]
September 29. Hiking back from ‘The Wave’ in the heat of the day was exhausting. My legs and my feet cramped up from salt cramps when I tried to get […]
September 29. The ‘Wave’ is such a popular hiking destination that only 10 permits are given out per day online, and another 10 in a lottery at the Paria Ranger Station […]
September 28. Today we popped down to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona for sunset. The land formations as identified from the viewing platform.There is a lodge […]
After spending the night in Page, Arizona we headed out BLM in Utah for the ‘Lottery’. September 28. We made it to the Paria Ranger Station in Utah by 8:20, excited […]
September 27. Almost there! Monument Valley is flat sandy desert filled with sandstone buttes and pinnacles, located within the Navajo Indian Reservation straddling the border lands of Arizona and Utah in […]
September 27. Valley of the Gods was another sight highlighted on our map of things we absolutely HAD to see while visiting the state. We were warned! Fortunately we only […]
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