Stretching for hundreds of miles from Lee’s Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers a world of wonder for visitors. With 1.2 million acres of golden cliffs, lush hanging gardens, impossibly narrow slot canyons,and the brilliant blue of Lake Powell at the heart of the [...]
Rafting down the Colorado River may be one of the very best way to see the Grand Canyon, not to mention the ultimate adventure. Imagine floating gently between towering walls of banded stone in a range of colors, seeing the shocking blue of an Arizona sky framing the cliffs high above, and hearing the lonely [...]
About twice a year, I am lucky enough to get to either Montrose or Gunnison, Colorado, and every time I go, I make it a point to stop at Garlic Mike’s — the best Italian restaurant I’ve ever been to outside of Chicago, New York or New Jersey.
Gunnison is the home of the original Garlic [...]
Sedona, Arizona, is a unique place filled with beauty and tranquility. With the awe-inspiring red rock formations, a mini Grand Canyon called Oak Creek Canyon, and a thousand things to see and do, it is a great family destination to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Located in the high desert, just below the rim [...]
Sedona, Arizona, draws visitors from around the world who are enchanted by the beauty of this rugged country. Sedona has a mild climate during all four seasons of the year, including plenty of huge blue skies and amazing starry nights. It also include fantastic hiking and biking; world-class golf and tennis; land tours; and aerial [...]
Atop the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah, sitting at 10,000 feet is a small national monument known as Cedar Breaks. The “breaks” are a series of precipitous, carved slopes and spires in the shape of an amphitheater, 3 miles across and over 2,000 feet deep. Because some of the rocks are softer than others, weathering [...]
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is 1,000 – 2,000 feet higher than the South Rim, giving you an extraordinary view not only of the canyon, but of the land to the south. Viewpoints on the North Rim provide memorable opportunities to look across the expanse of Grand Canyon and for hundreds of miles [...]
Called the “Place of Flowing Water” by the descendents of the ancient Puebloans who once lived here, Aztec Ruins is actually misnamed, since the Aztec people never lived here. Early settlers mistakenly thought that people from the Aztec Empire in Mexico created these striking buildings. The ancient Pueblo people who did live here probably had [...]
Relics of days gone by are easily found all over Arizona, from Native American ruins to a weathered and rusty pick stuck into an outcropping of quartz. Each of these relics holds within a story, and many times a treasure of archeological and historical significance.
And sometimes… these relics hold a treasure of Gold!
In the late [...]
Arizona Rocks Like You’ve Never Seen It’s Rocks Before
Owner and Guide Joe Holman adds new meaning to the term Arizona Rocks! His tour company, Arizona Rocks Tours, is based in Sedona, Arizona, and Joe is all about sharing the beauty of the Colorado Plateau with visitors. But more important than the beauty is Joe’s desire [...]
