Paria Townsite / Ghost Town
KANAB, UT I learned about this place through a little insider tip from my White Pocket tour guide. After she dropped me off at my car,...
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
Wiregrass Canyon
PAGE, AZ This place looks like the surface of the moon! I decided to check this trail out, despite having just 28 reviews on AllTrails....
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Apr 7, 20211 min read
Horseshoe Bend
PAGE, AZ This little U-turn of the Colorado River that you always see on Instagram (and now will be on mine) is just 5 miles south of...
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Apr 5, 20213 min read
Wire Pass Trail to Buckskin Gulch
KANAB, UT Wow, wow, WOW!!! This hike was incredible. It runs through a "slot canyon" in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on...
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Apr 4, 20211 min read
Cathedral Wash Trail
MARBLE CANYON, AZ This trail was awesome! It was an easy trail, just 3.84 miles with a 411' elevation gain, but AllTrails rates it...
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Apr 4, 20213 min read
Lee's Ferry & Spencer Trail Lookout
PAGE, AZ On my way from Flagstaff to Page, AZ, I decided to check out Lee's Ferry & Spencer Trail Lookout. After hiking the Grand Canyon...
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Apr 4, 20213 min read
Sedona & Flagstaff - best hikes & top things to do
SEDONA / FLAGSTAFF Happy Easter, peeps! Today was my last day in the Sedona/Flagstaff area. Wrapped up my time here with Easter Mass in...
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Apr 3, 20215 min read
The Grand Canyon
17 miles. 4,480' elevation gain. (That is 0.85 miles.) 7 hours. That's the distance, elevation change, and time it took me to hike to the...
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
Boynton Canyon Trail
SEDONA, AZ Today was my last day to hike in Sedona. I chose Boynton Canyon Trail because it has some cool caves and is also one of the...
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Mar 30, 20213 min read
Ancient Ruins? In the US?
SEDONA, AZ Did you know there are ancient ruins in the US? I did not. I feel more comfortable admitting this after mentioning it over the...
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Mar 29, 20211 min read
Bear Mountain
SEDONA, AZ This is definitely a bear of a mountain to trek! I set out Tuesday afternoon for my first "real" hike in Sedona. By that, I...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
Chapel of the Holy Cross
SEDONA, AZ The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built into a butte in Sedona. It was completed in 1957. The inside of...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
Soldier Pass Trail
SEDONA, AZ This afternoon, I hiked the Soldier Pass Trail, just north of Sedona. It was a quick 3.15 mile trek, with a 603' elevation...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read
Petrified Forest National Park
HOLBROOK, AZ The Petrified Forest National Park is in eastern Arizona, about 1.5 hours east of Flagstaff. I remember learning about this...
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Mar 27, 20213 min read
Jerome ... a Real-Life Ghost Town
JEROME, AZ Jerome is an old copper mining town, located just southwest of Sedona. It was founded in 1876 and boomed from a settlement of...
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Devil's Bridge, Ancient Ruins, & Birthing Cave
SEDONA, AZ Saturday morning, I was up and out the door at 4:45 am. That is one extra benefit of working east coast hours out here - the...
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Mar 26, 20212 min read
Cathedral Rock
SEDONA, AZ I left Flagstaff after work this afternoon amidst intermittent snow flurries. I shouldn't have been surprised then, that after...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read
West Fork Trail #108 Oak Creek
SEDONA / FLAGSTAFF, AZ Headed out for my first hike today in northern Arizona. This was a cool hike because it starts out with ruins from...
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Mar 23, 20213 min read
Welcome to Flagstaff, AZ!
We're not in Tucson anymore, Toto. Ok, all my favorite peeps, get ready for a somewhat rambling post about all the little things I...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read
Tucson - best hikes & top things to do
TUCSON, AZ Nine nights in Tucson ... done, just like that! Here's a quick summary of what I did ... Hiking Bridal Wreath Falls Trail in...
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Mar 21, 20211 min read
Whitney & Jason are engaged!
TUCSON, AZ Whitney and Jason got engaged last Saturday! Plus, they just happened to arrive in Tucson to visit Jared & Katie right before...
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Mar 20, 20211 min read
San Xavier del Bac Mission
TUCSON, AZ I love visiting old churches. San Xavier del Bac is a Spanish Catholic mission, just south of Tucson on the Tohono O'odham...
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Mar 20, 20212 min read
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
TUCSON, AZ The perfect mix of art, architecture, and landscape. I love exploring local art galleries because they provide a deeper...
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Mar 19, 20212 min read
Chiricahua National Monument
EAST OF TUCSON, AZ Whoa. This place is amazing. Chiricahua National Monument is about 2.5 hours east of Tucson. The hike we did is called...
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