Arizona

It was one of those welcome, refreshing rainy days in southern Arizona when we visited The White Dove Of The Desert, Mission San Xavier del Bac.  Each year, more than 200,000 people come to see this beautifully preserved Spanish Mission. …

We are smitten with the Arizona Inn — Tucson’s pink adobe boutique hotel on a fourteen acre estate, and we’ve nicknamed it The Tucson Valentine because it’s a place to fall in love, be married, with a sense of stepping…

We are just back from an unplanned road trip from Durango to Scottsdale / Phoenix. What a fantastic week of spontaneous discoveries!  Our normal trips are 75% planned with reservations booked, and then 25% “Hey, that looks cool!  Let’s stop…

This is a place that should be on every bucket list … a remote area in northern Arizona at the Utah border that holds high reverence on must-see destinations — Monument Valley and it’s Mittens. A treasure of iconic landmarks…

Last week we were in Flagstaff Arizona to celebrate Mr.D’s birthday, discover this ponderosa pine city and spend two days at the 6th Annual Hopi Festival, Hopi All-Native Arts & Cultural Festival.  We are nation-wide art fest stalkers and this…

In the spirit of the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21, we venture back two years to Flagstaff, Arizona for Mr.D’s birthday trip and wouldn’t you know … a supermoon aligned for a total lunar eclipse just for his special…

We’re beginning to see a pattern here that you may have picked up on … while Amy is planning and researching where to dine and which galleries / museums to explore, Mr.D is geared up for adventure hikes. So while…

Over the years that we’ve been lucky enough to live in the Southwest and admire the architecture, we’ve encountered beautiful entryways and doors.  They are bright, vibrant colors and some are also rustic and worn down. They enclose gardens behind…

It was the last day of our whirlwind trip through Arizona, traveling east on I-40 from Flagstaff, headed for Durango.  We’d put 1700 miles on the car and were ready to be home, unpack and sleep in our own bed.  …

For years Amy has talked about a beautiful lodge that sits 20 feet from the rim of the Grand Canyon, with a restaurant that has huge picture windows that frame the views.   A place where you can sit and relax,…