{"id":3536,"date":"2012-05-07T12:23:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ann-tran.com\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2012-05-23T06:19:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T13:19:35","slug":"come-on-in-the-desert-is-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ann-tran.com\/2012\/05\/come-on-in-the-desert-is-waiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Come on in, the desert is waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nature is my favorite place to go for hiking and spiritual recharge.<\/strong><\/a> I live on the east coast and love the lush green of beautiful Northern Virginia.<\/p>\n

Recently, I was invited by the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau<\/strong><\/a> to visit their\u00a0 beautiful city as their guest.\u00a0 The first time I hiked the Southwest was in Moab, Utah in the Arches National Park \u00a0a few years back.<\/p>\n

The terrain of the desert paradise gives me a different treat to the magnificence of mother nature.\u00a0 I had a splendid time hiking up Pinnacle Peak Park nestled nearby the Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Mother nature offers us such a visual feast, and I am in awe with the powerful images and colors she gifts us in our walk every day.<\/p>\n

Take a break and join me in these breathtaking images provided by the GPCVB .<\/p>\n

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<\/td>\nPhotos: \u00a0 courtesy of GPCVB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPlease note that the @<\/span>visitphoenix and <\/strong><\/a>@<\/span>fsscottsdale<\/strong><\/a> invited @AnnTran_<\/strong><\/a> as their guests for the #PHXJourneys extravaganza.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Nature is my favorite place to go for hiking and spiritual recharge. I live on the east coast and love the lush green of beautiful Northern Virginia. Recently, I was…Posted on<\/span>