New York to Flagstaff via Amtrak
From New York to Flagstaff, Arizona by train? People said I was crazy to do it. Why not take a plane? I wanted to see the country! The Lake Shore Limited The first leg was New York to Chicago on … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Arizona
Grand Canyon from Flagstaff
Flagstaff, Arizona is the perfect base for visiting the Grand Canyon and the Grand Canyon International Hostel is the perfect base in Flagstaff because of its excellent, central location. I was hoping to take one of their tours to the … Continue reading →
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
After a day of rest and making arrangements for the rest of the trip, I picked up my rental car at Budget and headed north to Monument Valley. The plan was to visit the site in the afternoon and then … Continue reading →
Canyon de Chelly: The Long Walk
No, I did not take a long walk. The Long Walk is the seminal event in Navajo history and refers to Kit Carson’s forced death march from the Canyon de Chelly to the Bosque Redondo reservation in 1864. Having failed … Continue reading →