Super-fantastic Journeys

This awesome shot of downtown Fort Worth was on a southbound departure from DFW airport to Phoenix, Arizona.  Was sitting in 11F when I took the shot. You can really see the buildings clearly and the Trinity river as it winds through town.

 The rock formations around Sedona Arizona make it a hiker's heaven. The red rock makes exploring by foot an ideal way to experience the area and see the sites from new perspectives.  These are the hikes that I have completed in the Sedona area.  I have many more that I want to return to hike again on future trips to the area.  If you are here during the summer months I highly recommend getting up just before the sun and try to be out on the trail at sunrise.  The benefits of this are that the hiking temperatures are much more friendly and if you are lucky you will actually be able to find a parking spot at the trailhead. It is important to know that for any trailhead that is developed in the area, meaning it has a restroom, you are going to need to have a Red Rocks access pass.  The pass is $5 a day and multiple day passes are available.  Some of the more popular trailheads have a kiosk where you can purchase a pass with a credit card, but others may not have this convenience. The

 Tuzigoot National Monument is a 53-acre site managed by the National Park Service near Clarksdale, Arizona.  The site became protected as a national monument in 1939 and is an example of the culture and housing of the protects and honors the ruins of a Sinagua people from 1125 CE to 140 CE before they moved north and east to what is now part of the Hopi reservation. This is a fee site for the National Park Service and will require payment on most days.  We were very lucky and happened to hit it on a free park day. Normally the fee is $10 per adult, children under 16 are free.  The fee is good for seven days and will also allow you to enter Montezuma's Castle National Monument. When you arrive and park in the loop lot you can head up the steps to the visitor center.  The visitor center has some interesting displays about the people who inhabited Tuzigoot and some items that were found when the site was excavated.  There is also a nice gift shop located in the visitors center.  Ther

 Neil's Harbour is a small village located on the north-eastern most part of Cape Breton Island.  If you are driving the Cabot Trail, it makes a great spot to stop for lunch and enjoy looking at the sea and the rugged shoreline here.  With a population of approximately 300 people, there is not a lot in town, but the restaurant is well known for its chowder and is on both the Chowder Trail and the Lobster Trail. When you are done eating you can walk across the parking lot and visit Neil's Harbor lighthouse. The restaurant is simply named Chowder House .  You order at the counter, get your drinks and pick your spot at one of the tables where they will brin you your food.  We had to try the chowder which was full of lots of seafood.  The soup is not overly thick for a chowder but had excellent flavor. In addition to the chowder I also wanted to get the lobster stamp for this restaurant so I ordered a lobster roll.  The lobster roll was fresh and had nice flavor.  It was full of lo