Mesa Verde

Balcony House Tour at Mesa Verde

December 2, 2017Colorado, Mesa Verde, National Parks

Ever wanted to go inside and see up close one of those famous ancient cliff dwellings? Mesa Verde National Park has tours for 3 of them: Long House, Cliff Palace, and Balcony House. If you visit I highly recommend taking […]

Cliff Palace

Close up of Cliff Palace

Sites to See on Chapin Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park

August 16, 2017Colorado, Mesa Verde, National Parks, Parks & Places by State

Mesa Verde National Park is most famous for the cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Puebloans found throughout. They were thought to have spent about 750 years in this area, the earliest dating from 550 AD to around 1300 AD. […]

Camera & a Canvas

Sometimes we need to get away and unwind from the daily stresses of our busy lives. Creating art is therapeutic in so many ways, as is getting outside and seeing new places-even if they're in your own back yard!

This site is being filled with travel guides to National Parks and other neat places around the world to give you tips and advice on visiting. There are also tutorials on exploring various art mediums and photography to help get you started. Hope you will find something here to inspire you to get outside, and create art!

Capitol Reef National Park

Things to See & Do at Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Capitol Reef is a smaller, often overlooked, National Park. Located in the state of Utah it’s only about a 2.5 hour drive away from Moab, where Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are located; and another 2 hours from Bryce National […]

Beautiful rock formations

Driving from Moab to Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

If you’re out in Moab, Utah, visiting Arches or Canyonlands National Parks, don’t forget about another National Park which isn’t too far away. Capitol Reef National Park, located in Torrey, Utah, is only a 2.5 hour drive from Moab. Even […]

Hiking to Landscape Arch in Arches National Park

One of the top things to see in Arches National Park is definitely Landscape Arch. Why? It’s one of the longest arches in the world at 306 ft (96 m) long! The trail to Landscape Arch is a part of […]

Hiking to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park

When I was researching things to see in Arches National Park, Delicate Arch came was at the top of the list. This is Utah’s most iconic image; it’s highly likely you’ve seen photos of it before on a calendar, screensaver, […]

Top 5 Things to do in Arches National Park

If you’ve only got a day to visit the park you can still see all of the best sites! We were able to drive along all the paved roads, stop at the viewpoints, and go on 3 total hikes. For […]

sunrise monument valley

7 Top Things to See and Do in Monument Valley

Looking for what to do if you’ve got a day or afternoon to spend in Monument Valley? I was there in October of 2016-a great time to visit as it wasn’t too hot or cold. Here are some of the […]

Places to Stay and Go Camping in Monument Valley

Monument Valley is a beautiful location in the middle of the desert on the Arizona/Utah border. If you’re driving in from the Grand Canyon, or even from the Four Corners, it’s worth an overnight stop in Monument Valley to explore […]

Driving from Grand Canyon to Monument Valley

Today was the end of an awesome 2 days spent at the Grand Canyon. I didn’t want to leave, and wished we had at least one more day to check out a couple overlooks we missed, stroll along the rim […]

The Grand Canyon

Mather Point – Amazing First View of The Grand Canyon, South Rim

I had wanted to see the Grand Canyon ever since I saw pictures of it in my “Children’s Atlas of the World.” Yeah I had one of those. I was a geography geek ever since I was little, what can […]

Monument Valley on highway 163

Monument Valley to Four Corners

After spending some time in Monument Valley, we were headed onto the next part of our trip: The Four Corners Monument, which is the spot where the borders of the 4 states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico meet. […]