The Boynton Canyon Vista Trail, approximately 1.1 mile there and back, is a relatively easy hike with a little climbing of rock steps at the end. (Remember, I had already hiked Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock,

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Out of the four vortex hikes in Sedona, this one was our favorite. It was also the most difficult. Although it’s only 1-1.5 miles to the summit (depending on which website you check), it is all uphill to varying degrees and will require more time than you might expect.

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We only had one day to see Sedona, we could have stayed a month! Our goal was to hike to all four vortices (energy centers) in Sedona in one day. Possible, yes; exhausting, yes; worth it, yes!

Here is a quick peak of our schedule for the day.

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For a truly immersive butterfly encounter with over 3,000 butterflies, visit Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conservatory houses 42 varieties of butterflies, all which are flying freely throughout the exhibit. Of all the butterfly exhibits I have been to (Butterfly House in Sioux Falls,

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After surviving my rattlesnake encounter at Saguaro National Park, I decided to spend the day at the tame Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. This was my second visit to the garden, I had visited two years earlier in the month of December.

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Saguaro National Park is located in Tucson, Arizona approximately 2 hours south of Phoenix. It is divided into two sections, the Tucson Mountain District (or West) and the Rincon Mountain District (or East). They are located on either side of Tucson, approximately 30 minutes apart. Each park offers scenic drives,

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Ro Ho En Japanese Friendship Garden, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is a lovely spot to spend an hour or so. It is only 3.5 acres, so it does not require a lot of time to visit. The hours of operation are different throughout they year, with the garden closed for the months of July,

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We’ve made a couple of quick trips to Arizona, my husband to work and myself as a tag-a-long adventurer. We usually try to add a day to the beginning or end of the trip so that I am not doing all of my adventuring solo (both my kids are in college,

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