As soon as we entered the park, I felt her reach out to me as if to say welcome; strong and chiseled, but softened by time and weather. For twelve miles, we navigated the narrow road, with switchbacks and tunnels, but she was never far from my side.  At times, I could reach out the window and almost scrape my knuckles, she was that close.  This was Zion National Park, and I felt as if I was wrapped in rock, in a gentle, caressing kind of way.Zion is an interactive Continue Reading

First my right eye, then my left. Despite what I wanted, I had to open my eyes; I'd paid too much for this flight to keep them closed. Our pilot, Craig, had asked if we were ready and I'd given him a hearty thumbs up, but when we left the soft visual cushion of junipers and ponderosa pines, my stomach wasn't ready to have the floor pulled out from under me as we hovered over the Grand Canyon. Wow.  An experience like none other.I'd visited the Grand Canyon before on a long day trip from Las Continue Reading

A little update from our Yankee Doodle Tour. That’s what I’ve named this because you don’t go to Branson if you’re not on a tour. Seriously, I told Kathy I was buying lanyards and making nametags so we’d fit right in, and get the discounts. We’re already the right age, and have the sensible walking shoes. From Branson, Missouri to Mountain View, Arkansas, we experienced the tremendous range in culture found in the Ozarks. And along the way, I've learned more about the geography of the Continue Reading