After leaving our guided tour at Palatki – and an introduction to the Sinagua culture – we took the other fork in the road, to Honanki. We were on a hunt to find quids – those yucca spitballs we never knew existed before Palatki. The dusty red dirt road we’d followed into the … [Read more...] about Honanki and Part Two: Sedona and the Sinagua
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Part One: Sedona and Sinagua
Sedona, Arizona – it’s T-shirt shops, vortex power and pink jeeps tours. The town is crowded with a steady flow of tourists. Some are searching for a connection to the magical powers of this corner of the southwest. For others, commercialism is a driving force. The … [Read more...] about Part One: Sedona and Sinagua
Exploring Northern Spain: Hiking Urkiola
Hikers look for parks and natural spaces to explore wherever they go - and we are no exception. Pulling out the map, we spied Urkiola Natural Park, in the heart of Basque Country just south of Durango in northern Spain. A quick internet search unearthed hiking options worth … [Read more...] about Exploring Northern Spain: Hiking Urkiola
Exploring Northern Spain: Fuente De
Zipping up close to 700 metres (2300 feet) without breaking a sweat sounds like heaven. Indeed, the cable car at Fuente Dé is a little slice of bliss. Exploring the hiking trails of Picos de Europa in Northern Spain just got a whole lot easier! Disclosure: This post contains … [Read more...] about Exploring Northern Spain: Fuente De
Exploring Northern Spain: Cares Gorge
More than 500 workers carved over 70 tunnels to carry water from Cain to Poncebos for a hydroelectric project. The project started in 1915 and was finished in 1921. Eleven workers died. Of course we didn’t know any of this when we started out. All we knew is that we were going to … [Read more...] about Exploring Northern Spain: Cares Gorge