Verde Valley; The Heart of Arizona Wine Country

Arizona’s Verde Valley is comprised of the communities/towns of Sedona, Jerome, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, and the Yavapai-Apache Nation.  Sedona and Jerome had so much to see and do that I am writing separate blogs about them.  SEDONASedona is the northernmost community of the Verde Valley, and it was our first destination after we arrived…

Boulder; The Best, the Bold, & the Bizarre

Boulder, Colorado has received dozens of accolades and awards for being the happiest, healthiest, greenest, most liberal, most queer, most outdoor adventurous, most bike-friendly, most walkable, and best educated city, just to name a few! Boulder is located in the Boulder Valley between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, bordered by the Flatiron Mountains…