http://www.traveltothewest.com Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:13:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday, very early, I decided to hike up one of the lesser traveled trails to the top of North Mountain in Phoenix.  It was a typical July summer morning in Phoenix, already on the plus side of 90 and with a bit of overcast.  The weatherman was predicting thunderstorms for ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3204 Are you planning a vacation this summer?  A staycation? or just a short weekend jaunt to the mountains, ocean or beach?  Are you looking for that special spot to go to fish, to swim, to wake board, to hike, to camp, to horseback ride, to whitewater or just to get ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3180 I have been seeing many ads for summer specials in the hotel industry. Seems like travelers will have many choices where to rest their heads at super special rates based on what I have seen in the last couple of weeks. In today’s Sunday Phoenix paper, a whole ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3166 Having been in the travel industry for 25 years and traveled for pleasure for the last 40 years, I am an avid observer of travel.  Any kind of travel.  From travel by car, plane, ship, horse, or foot I have seen some amazing changes taking place.  As my friend, Allison ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3154 Have you ever wanted to have a personal travel expert at your side when you arrived at a new destination?  This travel expert would be available to help you enjoy your vacation and personalize your trip to your interests, your level of fitness, your comfort zone.  I have, many times ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3138 Over the years - 24 - that I have been sharing my love of the Southwest with visitors from all over the world, I have heard this question asked or some version of it hundreds of times.  With Canyon West being opened in the last few years and it being ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3125 Last May I wrote a whole blog on some of the craziest things tourists have said to me during their visit.  This blog has become the most visited of all my 200 plus blogs over the last year with the exception of my daily home page which had over 3,000 ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3109 A new year, a new decade and a new travel resolution.  Do you have a place or places you have always wanted to visit and never have?  What if you had the time and money to visit that special place this year, would you be adventuresome and take the step?  ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3095 Wow! Here we are into a new year, a new decade and a new way to look at travel.  How would you like to have your own personal travel guide for your travel in the West in 2010?  Well you can!  Just sign up for my email notifications and I ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3083 Every year people ask me if I would spend Christmas at the Grand Canyon.  My answer always is an unequivocal yes.  To me the Grand Canyon is very special any time of year, however, the holiday season is an even more special time to visit. December finds the Canyon shrouded ... http://www.traveltothewest.com/?p=3071