Category: Arizona
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Exploring Gorgeous Canyon de Chelly in Northeastern Arizona 3/3
[Story continued from Part 2] Flute music echoed in the chilly morning air. Howard strolled by with coffee in hand saying “good morning” to all of the campers. I served up a bland breakfast of eggs and toast. From the campground, we hiked three miles roundtrip to the canyon ridge where we could appreciate Ledge ruin. Once…
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Exploring Gorgeous Canyon de Chelly in Northeastern Arizona 2/3
[Story continued from Part 1] After lunch we drove over to the north rim and planned to hit all of the overlooks. Like an amateur, I forgot my long lens at home and cursed myself every time I couldn’t get a closer shot of the distant ruins. The quarter-mile hike to view the Antelope House…
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Exploring Gorgeous Canyon de Chelly in Northeastern Arizona 1/3
From White House Overlook the 80-room White House Ruin, inhabited between 1040 A.D. and 1275 A.D., appeared to be swallowed by the massive burnt orange canyon wall. We hiked 600 feet down to the canyon floor passing smooth sandstone buttes along the way that looked something straight out of National Geographic Magazine. Stunning and unearthly.…
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Hidden Petroglphys in Show Low Arizona
The quest began when I was browsing Facebook for hikes in or near the Arizona’s White Mountains when I noticed a picture that someone eagerly posted on their homepage. Magnificent, vivid petroglyphs carved into dense lava rock glowed on my computer screen. It was thrilling to know its location was essentially in my backyard. Clearly,…
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Lyman Lake Petroglphys Dazzle in an Outdoor Art Gallery
Lyman Lake, located in eastern Arizona’s St. John’s, becomes lower by the day due to a dry season. The lake continues to lose up to two feet per day according to the State Park’s Ranger. From the bank I notice a couple of water skier’s gliding through the shallow water below. Near-empty Lyman leaves wide-open…
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Hiking Ice Cave Trail in the White Mountains
Ice Cave Trail set in the White Mountains of Arizona is a refreshing hole in the ground. The trail leads to Blue Ridge Cave (a.k.a. Ice Cave) located off Porter Mountain Road in Lakeside, Arizona. The trailhead starts as a dirt road leads to a vulnerable, picturesque meadow where Porter Creek carves out the land…
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Hopi Petroglyphs Endure at Homolovi
On my way back from attending a friend’s graduation with my husband and son in Flagstaff Arizona, we stopped at Homolovi State Park near Winslow. This was our second trip to the ruins in a month. We ran out of time on our first visit so I never experienced the magnificent petroglyphs that I had…
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Kinishba Ruins Through The Lens
My summer home in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona eventually became my primary residence to allow for my family and I to travel more frequently. Our Pinetop neighborhood is on the cusp of the Whiteriver Apache Indian Reservation near the Kinishba Ruins which are at a lower elevation of 5,000 feet just outside Fort Apache. The…
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Boxcar Envy and Art at the La Posada Hotel
La Posada Hotel located off Route 66 in Winslow Arizona shrieks Fred Harvey. So who exactly is Fred Harvey? Harvey established and ran all hotels and restaurants of the Santa Fe Railway, eventually controlling a hospitality empire that spanned the region. He “civilized the west” through his flawless service to the railroad traveler. In the…
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Exploring the Homolovi Ruins
My return to Arizona from a four and half month stay in the Yucatán peninsula still had me searching for adventure. Digging all the Mayan culture left me with a hangover and wanting more. To curb my desire for exploration, I decided to explore relics that were nearby and found the Homolovi Ruins located a…
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