The great thing about the Jasper Forest Trail in Petrified Forest National Park is that it isn't a trail at all. Jasper Forest is labeled an Off the Beaten Path trail and hikers are allowed to explore on their own. We walked for about an hour covering only a mile roundtrip,…
The Painted Desert is on the northern end of Petrified Forest National Park. It has a beautiful array of colors from deep purple to verdant green, from dark rusty red to pale pink. The Painted Desert seems to go on for miles and miles into the flat Arizona landscape. You can…
Puerco Pueblo Trail is a very short, paved walk in Petrified Forest National Park. This trail has a restroom at the trailhead as well as a fair sized parking area. The walk has some really nice petroglyphs as well as the only ruins that you can visit in the park. This…
Hubbell Trading Post is a National Historic Site located in northeast Arizona. The trading post at this site has been continuously run since John L Hubbell purchased it in 1878. Not much has changed since he ran the post himself. History of Hubbell Trading Post JL Hubbell treated the Navajos near…
After a visit to Monument Valley, we decided to stop at Canyon de Chelly, which is located a little over an hour southeast near Chinle, Arizona. Canyon de Chelly National Monument is a historic park, commemorating the beautiful canyon that has been home to the Navajo people and their ancestors for…
Monument Valley is an adventure for the truly adventurous. Loaded with iconic scenery from western movies and pictures, this site is located right on the Arizona side of Utah's southern border. Monument Valley is run by the Navajo Nation and requires a $20 entrance fee and a sturdy vehicle. I remember…