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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” ~ Albert Einstein The owl below is almost blind, such a sweet thing! Just a few random photos from my visit on Saturday. Spring is all around us and…

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

One of the key inspirations for our trip around Northern Arizona was Monument Valley. I had no idea there was a tribal park until I started looking for somewhere to stay nearby. I honestly thought it was just the road through the valley and the view back from the top of the hill. When I…

Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona

After our short and disappointing visit to Petrified Forrest National Park, our destination the next day was Canyon De Chelly. When I originally suggested this trip, my primary focus was Petrified Forrest and Monument Valley. However, as is my nature, I wanted to explore the route in more detail. We had a friend recommend we…

Petrified Forest National Park

🤣 We did visit the rock stores at the south entrance were we got to see actual petrified wood and visit a museum inside. I also found a Route 66 bookstore in Holbrook that had Route 66 merchandise and also did the ordering for the park. They were so kind to bring out their park…

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

After visiting North Cascades NP, Mt. Rainier NP and Olympic NP, on our 30th Anniversary road trip, our final park was Crater Lake. We visited Crater Lake in mid-June, yet, sad to say, the road around the crater was closed due to snow! But the good news was that we had beautiful weather. They said…