Southwest

Durango, CO

Do: Chaco Culture National Historical Park - a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture dating between 850 and 1250 CE

Abiquiu, NM

Stay: Abiquiu Inn

Eat: Café Abiquiu, La Cocina (Espanola)

Do: Georgia O’Keeffe Welcome Center and Abiquiu house tour, explore the Chama River Valley, and attend a workshop or take a hike at Ghost Ranch, find the spot on US Hwy 285 where Ansel Adams took his “Moonrise, Hernandez” photograph

Santa Fe, NM

Stay: Inn on the Alameda, a charming boutique hotel conveniently located a few blocks from the plaza

Eat: Sazón, 2022 James Beard Winner for Best Chef of the Southwest

Drink: Iconik Coffee

Do: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Railyard District, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Georgia O’Keefe Museum, FS2 Supply Co. (for hip NM apparel)

High Road to Taos

Do: Great Sand Dunes National Park

Stay: Great Sand Dunes Lodge

Eat: Bring your own food (seriously!)

Zion, UT

Do: Zion National Park

Stay: Zion Lodge

Eat: Farmstead Bakery, St. George

Bryce Canyon, UT

Do: Bryce Canyon National Park

Stay: Bryce Canyon Lodge

Drive: Utah Route 12 Scenic Byway from Bryce Canyon to Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef, UT

Do: Capitol Reef National Park

Stay: Capitol Reef Resort

Arches, UT

Do: Arches National Park

Stay: Anywhere in Moab

Canyonlands, UT

Do: Canyonlands National Park

Stay: Anywhere in Moab

Mesa Verde, CO

Do: Mesa Verde National Park

Stay: Far View Lodge

Tucson, AZ

Do: Saguaro National Park, San Xavier del Bac Mission

Eat: Zio Peppe, Seis Kitchen, Barrio Bread

Drink: Presta Coffee Roasters, Exo Roast Co.

Petrified Forest, AZ

Do: Petrified Forest National Park

Eat: House, Show Low

Drink: Empty Pockets, Holbrook

Chinle, AZ

Do: Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Monument Valley, AZ

Do: Monument Valle Navajo Tribal Park

Stay: Monument Valley View Hotel

Flagstaff, AZ

Eat: MartAnn’s

Drink: Single Speed Coffee Roasters, Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge