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Heels down. Toes out. Squeeze with calves, not knees. Lighten up on the reins. Sink your butt into the saddle. So began my first riding lesson at the Arizona Cowboy College in Scottsdale which was followed by instructions in grooming,…
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The English language doesn’t have sufficient adjectives to describe the Grand Canyon…inspiring, awesome, magical…for a start. Pair that with my beautiful grandchildren and daughter, and you have a pinnacle adventure. However, when young people, like my grandchildren, and seniors, like…
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Bill and I drove to Tucson for a break during our all day drive. We followed the little geckos painted on the sidewalk, and they led us to the Visitor Center. The staff gave us maps and showed us points…
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Sedona was on our agenda following the Grand Canyon experience. What Yixian, Julia (Jiaojian) and I didn’t anticipate was how different the Sedona experience would be from our Grand Canyon. The brilliant red and orange sandstone formations kept the cameras…
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I had no clue. When I began planning a trip to the Grand Canyon, my Google results were plentiful, actually, overwhelming. My friends from China, Julia (Xiaojian) and Yixian, were meeting me in Flagstaff for a three day exploration of…
Continue readingThirteen strangers piled into the waiting raft at Lee’s Ferry on the Colorado River. It would be our transportation for the next eight days. Adam, our guide, greeted us with his eight-month-old son on his hip. Three generations of river…
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