The Magical Southwest

Category: Attractions

  • Jeep Tour of Ancient Ruins – Review of Pink Jeep Tours, Sedona …

    I’ve done some Pink Jeep tours. I had a great time having someone who knew where to go to do all the driving. I love the scenery of Sedona and it’s safer to have somone else driving than me oogling and almost running into someone. There are tours for everyone: niece easy tours and those…

  • Modern life, ancient ruins coexist in Southwest – The Denver Post

    I’m always fascinated when I’m in the ancient ruins. I wonder what life was like at that time, what they were thinking and doing. I look at where the fire pit may have been and think of my own gas stove that I just need to turn a dial and the flame comes. Modern life,…

  • United Verde Mines, Verde Distrinct, Jerome, Arizona

    I enjoyed visiting Jerome, Arizona. We were staying in Sedona at the time and wanted a little outing. There area used to be one of the major mining towns in the country. Now there are shops, artists and places to eat. Be sure and try The Haunted Hamburger and read the story of the missing…

  • Modern life, ancient ruins coexist in Southwest

    This article gives an overview of some of the beautiful ruins of the Southwest. There are also some wonderful photographs here which will give you an excellent taste of what it’s like to visit these places where the ancients once live. Modern life, ancient ruins coexist in Southwest Ventura County Star “Canyon de Chelly National…

  • Lions, and Tigers and Bears… Oh, My… in Sedona

    Well, not the lions and tigers, but there certainly are the bears. These bears have cubs. You’ve heard “hell hath no fury than a woman scorned?” Well, let me tell you, you’ll feel like you’re in hell if you get between a mother and her cubs. Bear sightings in northern AZ prompt warning KTAR.com “By…

  • A Moment Preserved: CATHEDRAL ROCK, SEDONA AZ

    The link below takes you to one of the most beautiful places in Sedona AZ. Cathedral Rock, as do all of the Red Rocks, changes its mood and color according to the roaming of the sun and the temper of the weather. You can follow trails from different sides of this magnificent collection of beauty.…

  • Carlsbad Caverns Wonders on Video

    When I went to Carlsbads I was simply amazed. I had never been underground in such a vast area. We went on Thanksgiving morning. There weren’t many people there, as you might expect. One of the rangers kept asking me to be quiet. I thought I was being quiet. When I asked another ranger, she…

  • The Wonder of Carlsbad Caverns

    [one_half] Carlsbad Caverns on Thanksgiving morning was a wondrous experience. First of all, most of the world was at home somewhere and not at the caverns. Second, my or my, how can I even describe how beautiful it was and the calm presence I felt walking through them. Because there were so few people there…