Entering the Red Rocks region around Moab hits in layers, no matter which way you come in. Whether it is that first glimpse of the Colorado River in the canyon against the cyan blue sky of the River Road (UT 128), or the towering cliffs just after entering Arches National
The second I stepped off the plane and took my first breath of Virgin Islands air, I knew the trip was going to be worth it. After being awake over 24 hours and a redeye flight, I was finally in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the
The last chords of guitar from a cover of Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s “Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” drift away as the man next to me claps excitedly, then looks around sheepishly, realizing no one else is clapping; I clap with him and we laugh. We are