By Joeann Fossland Luxury, amid a stark and extreme desert? The Oasis at Death Valley is just that. A delightful contrast, it is a destination vacation off the beaten track, yet accessible and bucket-list worthy. It will take you a couple of hours from Las Vegas, or 4-hours from Los Angeles to be transported to a spectacular location. The Oasis contains two resorts, … [Read more...] about Death Valley’s Oasis Reblooms
Desert
New Mexico’s Desert of Enchantment—White Sands National Monument
By Joseph Ciccanti The word desert does not usually conjure up the word enchantment, but there is one section of desert that can be considered akin to enjoying a beach all to yourself on a bright, sunny day. The temperature feels perfect—in the upper sixties with zero humidity and not a cloud in the sky. You lie on one of the numerous sand dunes while feeling the gentle … [Read more...] about New Mexico’s Desert of Enchantment—White Sands National Monument
Sand in Your Shoes – Sossusvlei, Namibia
By K.M. Burke ITWPA Member Photos by Silvio Carlucci Sossusvlei is in Namibia, an extremely arid country, located on the Atlantic coast of Africa, just north of South Africa, west of Botswana, and south of Angola. Sossusvlei means “dead-end marsh,” so named because there is no outflow for the Tsauchab River, which flows there occasionally. Namibia is one of the most … [Read more...] about Sand in Your Shoes – Sossusvlei, Namibia
Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon in the Off-Season
By Marlene V. Battelle A long weekend in northern Arizona with good friends -- what could be better? Not much! It’s the Grand Canyon and more, in the off-season. Everyone has heard of the Grand Canyon, but in combination with other places of interest in northern Arizona, October or March is a great time to visit. You can avoid the hordes of tourists that invade one of the … [Read more...] about Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon in the Off-Season