{"id":16185,"date":"2022-04-22T06:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=16185"},"modified":"2022-08-12T23:17:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T06:17:09","slug":"taliesin-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=16185","title":{"rendered":"Taliesin West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>and now for something I think you&#8217;ll really enjoy<\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Home after the<\/strong> Thanksgiving holidays for a few weeks before heading back up to Utah again for Christmas. Time to enjoy chilly nights in the Sonoran desert, and sublime winter days of hiking and exploring the cities and towns of Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"16189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=16189\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1638657118&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.57&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1050\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=684%2C385&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=336%2C189&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1050.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I get started<\/strong> by doing something new, but a place I&#8217;ve been meaning to explore ever since I moved here. Frank Lloyd Wright&#8217;s architectural compound in Scottsdale, <a href=\"https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/taliesin-west\/\">Taliesin West<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dale Chihuly&#8217;s glass blowing artwork was being displayed here as well, so it was a no brainer to come here and see two amazing artists in one setting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"16191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=16191\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1638635709&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1078\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=684%2C513&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1078.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>My words can&#8217;t really describe<\/strong> the feeling one gets being inside the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. No straight walls, open spaces to allow for free thinking and creativity to flow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amazing comfort of the furniture that embraces your body. A style that may try to be replicated, but nothing can match the original design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"16194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=16194\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1638637344&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=684%2C513&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_1105.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully the video below showcases this place in a better light than my words ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0psuRFBGDc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and now for something I think you&#8217;ll really enjoy&#8230;. 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