Comments on: vacation…

By: Shiloh Walker

Shiloh Walker — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:10 +0000

We’ve done some major traveling this year… Went to Disney World, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, Branson, Missouri, and Wisconsin Dells.

Biz wise, I went to Washington DC and that was a lot of fun.

By: J. JCarson Black

J. JCarson Black — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:05:42 +0000

Ah, your photos are beautiful! Almost got to Arches – made it to Zion and Cedar Breaks. I love Zion! And speaking of Utah–one New Year we spent on a houseboat on Lake Powell – we only saw two other boats in five days, and the water in those finger canyons was so calm it mirrored every nook and crinkle of the towering red rocks above. Heaven!

Fortunately, living in Tucson, there’s plenty of natural beauty all over the place, from the saguaros in the Sonoran Desert to Canadian Spruce at the top of our 9000-ft-high mountain a 40-minute drive away.

I played hooky from the desert southwest and wrote a book set on the Florida panhandle. Between Google Earth and websites and my own photographs, it was so much fun being back there in my mind. But now I long for the desert again, so this next one’s going to be set here.

By: Debra Webb

Debra Webb — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:16:25 +0000

I want to be with you!!!!

By: B.E. Sanderson

B.E. Sanderson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:17:24 +0000

Ooo, Arches National Park! We spent Easter there back in ‘03. Very pretty, and since it was a holiday, it was very quiet. Thanks for sharing the awesome pics, Toni.

I haven’t been anywhere lately. The last trip we took was Estes Park and a bit of The Rockies a few years back. Allison’s right, western Colorado is so much less deserty. If I had my choice of vacation spots, I’d pick Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. :sigh: I really miss the place.

By: Cele

Cele — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:39:35 +0000

I love these photos. We spent a portion of our vacation last month in Utah, but didn’t make it up that far. How beautiful.

Jill you will love Scotland.

By: toni mcgee causey

toni mcgee causey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:42 +0000

I love seeing all of your answers. I just got out of Canyonland National Park… absolutely stunning!

Thanks for the compliments on the photos. I’m having a blast shooting. We’re on our way to some vineyards(!!) didn’t even know there were vineyards inthis part ofthe country. I’ll check back in this evening.

By: Jill James

Jill James — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:08:18 +0000

I will buy any book set in Scotland. I will get there some day. If not, the books make me feel like I’m there.

I’m going to Disneyland this month with nephew and grandson for their birthdays. I love Dizzyland (son used to call it that) but it is super special through the eyes of a child.

By: Roxanne St. Claire

Roxanne St. Claire — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:23:25 +0000

Great photos, Toni! Being stuck down here in the Flat Land of Endless Summer (Fla), it’s really a treat to change the landscape and the weather. On our dogwalk the other day, my daughter told me that when she grows up, she just wants to live in a place where there are no palm trees. (We counted about fifteen different species that day.) This made me laugh, since I grew up in Pittsburgh and thought the Palm Tree was the symbol of all things exotic. But it reminded me how important (for a writer, especially) it is to get out and see other scenery, no matter how gorgeous the view you see every day may be.

Thanks for sharing!

By: Silver James

Silver James — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:37 +0000

Yeah…a bit of a drive. I hope to get over that way in the spring after my book releases for a book signing. Will definitely see you then!

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:15:02 +0000

Yep, that’s where I am. Guess it’s a bit of a schlep to meet for coffee.