Globetrotting

— Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon carved from Navajo sandstone outside of Page (www.navajonationalparks.org).

— Canyon X, a less-known, deeper and more remote slot canyon near Antelope Canyon. The number of visitors is limited to four people at a time (www.overlandcanyontours.com).

— Oak Creek Canyon provides spectacular scenery as you travel from Flagstaff to Sedona (www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/red_rock/oak-creek-scenic.shtml).

— Walnut Canyon National Monument southeast of Flagstaff cuts 600 feet deep into Kaibab limestone. More than 700 years ago Sinagua Indians built cave-dwellings along its steep but well-protected ledges above the canyon floor. The museum and the canyon's ruins are the highlights here (www.nps.gov/waca).

— Ramsey Canyon is in southeastern Arizona. It has a diversity of plant and animal life, including 14 species of hummingbirds (www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/arizona/preserves/art1973.html).

— Canyon de Chelly National Monument is highlighted by its long history of being inhabited, as evidenced by its distinctive architecture, artifacts and rock imagery. It is home to a Navajo community (www.nps.gov/cach).

— Aravaipa Canyon, 50 miles north of Tucson, is the desert southwest at its best, with a 1,000-foot deep chasm in the Galiuro Mountains. Wildlife abounds (www.blm.gov/az/sfo/aravaipa/aravaipa.htm).

Information about all of Arizona: www.arizonaguide.com.

• ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., is celebrating its 442nd birthday and will hold a multiday party Aug. 28-Sept. 1. The city, on Florida's northeast coast, has survived hurricanes, plagues and pirates since it was founded in September 1565 by the Spanish. The English settled Jamestown more than 40 years later. Information: www.getaway4florida.com.

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