3. A few years ago, i took a spring trip to the southwest canyons. I have a rather active fear of heights,and after about our fifth or sixth trek on narrow paths next to sheer drop-offs in sweltering heat, our group paused for a water break. I honestly didn't know if I could physically go on. Our guide,nature photographer Eric Rock, told us, "Tourists travel through a location by seeing it from a window or a deck. Travelers allow themselves to be immersed in the spot. When you let yourself get dirty, wet, muddy, and cold, then you have found a place.