Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Southern Utah is a natural, 3,730 acre, beautiful “sandbox” that opened in 1963. The dunes were created by the erosion of the nearby Navajo sandstone cliffs. As a result, the sand is a unique bright orangish pink color that pops against the blue skies. There is something fun […]
Hi, I’m Tracy, the face behind What Stirs Your Soul Media. The question, “What stirs my soul?” kept popping in my head after a chronic illness diagnosis due to a brain injury. I felt an urgency to find my happiness. For the first time, I realized doctors can’t fix everything that is broken and it […]
Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile is an awesome pet-friendly hotel in Kanab, Utah. It’s the perfect complement to a Best Friends Animal Sanctuary volunteer trip or the ideal place to stay with pets while traveling in Southern Utah.
Black Rock Mountain Resort is a brand new four-season (dog-friendly) resort in Park City, Utah. I highly recommend driving up U.S. Route 189 from Provo, Utah when you visit. The towering mountain and deep canyon views are striking!
What an incredible find while traveling in Utah! Our home base was Kanab, Utah because it’s perfectly situated for exploring Southwest Utah and we volunteer at Best Friends Animal Society. We wanted to take a short trip to Lake Powell. I did some research but wasn’t finding an ideal location especially since we were traveling with our dog and wanted to make it a quick trip.
Timing is everything when visiting Horseshoe Bend. This is what you see as you walk the 3/4 mile from the parking lot to the overlook. It’s so flat that it’s hard to believe you will see an awe-inspiring deep canyon.
Glamping Yellowstone National Park We turned off Highway 20 in West Yellowstone onto a dirt road and drove under the log archway for Bar N Ranch. We could see the canvas tents in the distance of this beautiful, secluded, wide-open space. There were pops of colorful wildflowers, horses running in the pasture and the mountains […]
Hiking Fay Canyon Trail Sedona Arizona Fay Canyon Trail – Sedona, Arizona in the enchanted Coconino National Forest is an easy to moderate trail without much elevation gain. The moss and greenery among the red rocks stood out to us along with the awe-inspiring sandstone formations overhead. The trail is an out and back 2.4 […]
The story and life of a rescue dog, our rescue dog. When we met, I had no idea how much you would change our lives for the better. Our time together was short but had a huge impact. Today is the one year anniversary of your passing. We met at Best Friends Animal Society, a […]
One of the best things about living in Minnesota is all the parks in our hometown Minneapolis. In fact, did you know that Minneapolis features 180 park properties?!