When I was a kid, I remember seeing pictures of two places on earth that I promised myself I would visit some day.

One was the Monastery of Mont St. Michael in Normandy.

The other was the Meteor Crater in Arizona. I had a chance to visit Mont St. Michael a year and half ago when my brothers and I spent a week touring around northern France.

This Thanksgiving weekend I had a chance to see the Meteor Crater!

Now I need to add some new things to my list. Grin.

(Both places were everything I imagined they would be – and in different ways. And I did finally get a chance to do some walking around the high desert in the Red Rocks region of Arizona. I’m looking forward to getting back there and doing some proper hiking…)