Red Mountain: God’s creation, nature’s gem. Hoodoos, hundreds of thousands of years old, inspire awe and our kids’ curiosity.
I sigh, content.
Nature never fails to satisfy my soul and restore my spirit.
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I was sad to find out that Trifecta is closing its doors at the end of March. In tribute to that, I really wanted to do the last remaining challenges.
Even better than using the following word/definition in a 33-word response, I got to sneak in “hoodoos,” a new word I learned this week* 🙂 How could I pass that up? )
SATISFY (transitive verb) – 3a : to make happy : please ; b : to gratify to the full : appease
*Hoodoo: a natural column of rock in western North America often in fantastic form, left by erosion. (When researching our next place to visit in Arizona, I knew we had to visit this place when I read the US Forest Service description, which included reference to hoodoos!)
HA! How could anyone not love a post using hoodoo? Nice tribute to Trifecta
Thanks, Phil! When I saw ‘hoodoos’ on the US Forest website I knew I had to include this in my list of ‘want-to-sees’. Hubby voted for it as well, so we went 🙂
What? No more Trifecta? That’s going to leave a hole in cyber space.
It will be strange, for sure. Thanks for stopping by, Nancy!
I’ve never seen Red Mountain — thanks for showing it to me! Sad about Trifecta — I’ll have to hop over there and ferret out the reason for their decision.
I don’t think a reason was really given, but it probably has something to do with the amount of time it takes to host and judge such a challenge. Thanks for stopping by to see Red Mountain. We also saw Jerome and Montezuma’s Well. I’m sure they will make it into a post at some point!
The hubby introduced me to the word “hoodoos” a few years ago when planning our trip out West…I thought it was the coolest word ever! Love the photo! And yes, nature restores the soul.
I’m glad I’m not the only one, Suzicate – I liked the word, too! I can’t believe I haven’t heard it before,seeing as though I’ve lived in the Southwest for most of my life 🙂
I do love my weekly hikes in the woods, so relaxing and rejuvenating.
I’m glad you find peace in nature, too, Tara!
“Hoodoos”—a fun word to say and a delight to behold. And, nature satisfies in a way that few other things can!
Isn’t that a cool word? Thanks for reading, C.C.!
This was awesome. I now have a word to look up. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for reading, Donetta! Photos don’t do Red Mountain justice… really is a pretty place to visit.
The sights out there are amazing.
We’ve been trying to branch out and see more places in Arizona. We originally planned to go to the underground lava tunnels, but when we found out the forest roads leading to them were closed, we made some back up plans (we didn’t want to hike four miles just to get there.) We thought Grand Falls would be fun to visit, but it’s on the Navajo reservation and we didn’t have enough time to apply for a permit to visit. There’s also 30+ miles of dirt road 4×4 driving. Maybe someday we’ll get there 🙂
It sounds like you have a lot of great places to see. I hope you do, so I can see the pictures! I didn’t realize a permit was needed to visit a reservation. I guess you need reservations.
Reservations…haha! I didn’t know that either until I found a website that mentioned it. Then I went to the tribal website and found that you needed to apply at least three weeks in advance. Getting arrested by the tribal police isn’t a post I’d like to write 🙂
No spirit of adventure?
‘Fraid not, Patti!
Lovely – both the writing and the sentiment. I feel the same way under the douglas firs here in the Pacific Northwest.
Thanks, Christine! Sounds beautiful. I was born in the Pacific Northwest but we moved back to the Southwest when I was young. Someday, we’ll go visit. (My husband is an Arizona native and is game for travel to anywhere that is not a desert 🙂 )
I grew up in Connecticut – I’m a New Englander at heart – but I love it here. My brother lives in Phoenix and loves it just as much as I love Portland. 🙂
Wow, that’s a cross-country move, Christine! I’ve not traveled much east of the Mississippi, but would like to at least visit. I’m glad your brother loves Phoenix! My parents love it too (about as strongly as I dislike it 🙂 )
Hoodoo is a great word, Janna and you’ve done so well here 😀
I’ll miss the challenges and reading your input into them 😦
It is sad that the Trifecta era is ending, but I still do Speakeasy and sometimes the 100-Word Song 🙂 I’m glad you liked hoodoo as well… so fun to say, Dianne!
Sad about Trifecta 😦 I learned a new word in hoodoos. looking at rock formations is like looking at clouds you see familiar shapes.
I bet you could find shapes, Patty. I was too dumbstruck to do anything but stare, though!
That deserves an Amen!
Thanks, HT. Amen 🙂
Lovely tribute to trifecta and great picture. Also loved that word hoodoos! ♥
Thanks for checking this post out, Kathy!
Inspiring… One day (well more than a day) I’m going to go on a road trip (or a transport trip) in the US. I also count on doing one in Europe. I also want to learn Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese and I will probably never do any of these things but I’m glad you showed my something beautiful today 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed the photo, Imabookworm! I hope you do get to embark on some of the travels you dream of. When I was younger, I wanted to travel, but somewhere along the line I grew roots and became too practical. Now, I prefer to be away from home only a few days at a time 🙂
I just realised, I meant showed me*… I can’t type whether it be on my phone or on a computer (though luckily my phone has autocorrect)…
Thanks, if I’m lucky I might be able to travel a bit after my studies before settling down and finding work 🙂
I hope it works out for you! The timing you mention is probably the best scenario one could hope for.
Thank you! And good luck on your adventures after trifecta too, I hope we “meet” again 😉
I’m sure we will, imab00kworm. Good luck to your, too!
I’ve been living under a barrel as I haven’t visited the challenge sites such as Trifecta – where you, understandably, seem to have taken many of the tributes. Hoodoo is a lovely sonorous word somehow it seems appropriate to the extraordinary feature which it describes. I am also entranced by the beauty of untouched nature whether it is hoodoo, a gnarled tree, an Amaryllis flower, or pristine mountain lake with water so clear that you can see the eels in the bottom (New Zealand) The sun shines and spring is in the air here in Texas. Cheerio, Jane
Oh, gnarled trees are another of my favorites, Jane! I’d love to see the eels in the clear water (um, maybe from a distance, though.) We seem to have much in common with respect to our admiration of nature. Thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate you taking time to share your thoughtful comment!
I may not be religious, but there is something about nature that touches the spirit.
I had to look up hoodoo- at first I thought it was voodoo! But it is an interesting word. Quite variant in its meaning.
I thought that it was an interesting word, too! Thanks for reading, Renada 🙂
I like the word hoodoo. It has something about it. I sounds like the noise you make when you see one!! Nice piece!
Haha, it kind of does of that sound, Joe 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!
I am not an outdoors girl , but something about the way you wrote this made me want to be. To worship at the fountain of fresh air and the foot of majestic mountains.
I sighed at the end , as I imagine you did looking up at that beauty.
Thanks for your beautiful comment, Kir! I’m glad this made you appreciate the outdoors. I have an interesting relationship with nature – I love to be out in it, taking it all in- but detest when it crawls all over me 🙂 (I get a little weird with insects.)
Nature never fails to satisfy my soul and restore my spirit.
Me too. Nice imagery.
Good to know others “get” that feeling 🙂 Thanks so much for reading, Rog Rites!
Something to satisfy the soul is always a good thing. Cool piece, Janna!
I’m not a traveller, so my garden gets me there : )
A garden can be peaceful, too, Kymm! No need to travel long distances 🙂
Amen!
Thanks for reading, Ashley!
Lovely. Yes – there is something so powerful and refreshing in observing nature isn’t there…
I’m glad you can relate to it, GodGirl!
Great write – looking forward to my summer trip out west and seeing all that red rock again.
Thanks, Kelly! I hope you enjoy your visit out west.
Lovely 33, says a lot about nature. I learned a new word from your post, too: Hoodoos. That sounds neat.
Haha, I liked the sound of that word too, Imelda! Thanks so much for reading.
Very true. Looks like an amazing place
Thanks, H.L.! It was pretty there – a new place we haven’t seen before.
Lovely words and picture. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for reading, Ruby 🙂
Though I am not a nature person but I definitely feel the pull and am in awe of such majestic creations by the Super power!A beautiful piece and the picture too Janna-the hoodoo must have had a voodoo effect on me,lol!
Haha… when I looked up the word, voodoo was actually one of the definitions! I’m all for nature as long as it isn’t crawling on me 🙂 Thanks for reading, Atreeyee!
Really?Oh cool-they must be country cousins 😉
Haha…maybe!
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Hoodoo has another meaning, but I like yours much better! Wonderful imagery, and it sounds like you had an inspiring experience.
Thanks, Tina! I noticed there were a few definitions when I looked the word up. Cool word 🙂
This is lovely. I definitely am an outdoors girl, and this reminds me of some of the geography of Bolivia. Lovely, fascinating place. Thanks for linking up.
I’ve never been to Bolivia – cool! Thanks for reading 🙂
Beautiful use of the prompt. And thanks for the new word!
Thanks, Sarah Ann – glad you liked the word!