Ariella Nardizzi

1 month ago | elevationoutdoors.com | Ariella Nardizzi

PERCHED ON THE BANKS of the mighty Colorado River, Red Cliffs Lodge (redcliffslodge.com) is your home base for kicking off a desert adventure – or unwinding after it ends. The rustic estate tucks beneath towering 2,000-foot cliffs and sandstone mesas adjacent to Castle Valley. The desert oasis is under a half hour’s drive away from downtown Moab, giving visitors convenient access to shopping and local arts, a thriving culinary scene and off-roading, hiking, rock climbing and river sports galore.

1 month ago | mauimagazine.net | Ariella Nardizzi

Maui’s Anything but I‘a Poke Contest Invites Home Chefs to Get Creativeby Ariella NardizziCanoe crops such as ‘ulu (breadfruit), kalo (taro), niu (coconut) and ʻuala (sweet potato) are among many delicious local ingredients Maui Nui residents can top their poke bowls with for the Anything but I‘a Poke Recipe Contest. Maui Visitors Bureau now invites home chefs to bring anything but i‘a (fish) to the table.

2 months ago | mauimagazine.net | Ariella Nardizzi

Maui’s Anything but I‘a Poke Contest Invites Home Chefs to Get Creativeby Ariella NardizziCanoe crops such as ‘ulu (breadfruit), kalo (taro), niu (coconut) and ʻuala (sweet potato) are among many delicious local ingredients Maui Nui residents can top their poke bowls with for the Anything but I‘a Poke Recipe Contest. Maui Visitors Bureau now invites home chefs to bring anything but i‘a (fish) to the table.

2 months ago | mauimagazine.net | Ariella Nardizzi

Return of the Alalāby Ariella NardizziSan Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceNo roads or trails lead into the boggy rainforests of the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve on the leeward slopes of Haleakalā. Yet, it is here that five ʻalalā – the native Hawaiian crows that went extinct in the wild in 2002 – now reside. Three male and two female juvenile birds were released on Dec. 4 in a historic conservation effort to restore the species to its natural habitat.

2 months ago | mauimagazine.net | Ariella Nardizzi

Rooted in CommunityThe Branches honors Hawaiian mele traditionsby Ariella NardizziEvery night, locals and guests gather for mele at Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows. – Photo by Chris AmundsonAs the glowing SUN dips into the ocean in Kāʻanapali, hanging basket lights illuminate the canopy of the century-old rubber tree at the heart of Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows.