Hiking near the 'burbs can be a delightful hike for those of us short of time. I am a citified gal and sometimes I don't have the time to drive to the mountains…

Nestled in a town of stately trees, with different shades of green, from short to the very tall, to delight all your senses are hiking trails to enhance your exploring ability. Arizona is known for its variety of scenic mountains…

Imagine yourself walking on a path filled with curvaceous trees, red and orange hues all around you, vibrant blue skies overhead giving you a…

I will admit, I love to explore. To explore the unusual, something that is unique and yet has a quiet beauty to itself. But some will say, exploring is just exploring, like looking around new areas, different destinations, maybe even the same stuff. There is an important reason why I am saying this. Recently, a group I belong to posed this question: When you are out exploring, how do you protect yourself?

The trail disappeared. The trail was well-marked and clear, but then it was not. I turned around and saw the trail I was on, but it left into the desert, as if it was no more. It was a loop trail, so I knew this was not right. With no service on my cell phone…

Have you ever been on a magical hike? A hike that brings you back into the past, perhaps when the earth was forming, and there was a lot of mud and ash on the ground. This mud and ash has hardened since and has created an amazing landscape for your hiking pleasure. It is open land and you could see as far as your eyes can take you.

The Petrified Forest is a unique experience as it is not everyday you get to walk in the past. History is something I like to capture in the lens of my camera and create a story piece by piece. It was summer…