For those of you who are reading my experience features for the first time… my name is Toniann Rotante and I’m currently single, turning 40 this June. The question everyone asks, “Why are you single?” Well, I really don’t know why… but what I do know is that there are plenty of fish in the sea and with the rise of social media we are becoming more and more aware of just how many fish there really are. Photo by Michael Franco Anyways back to today’s feature story … Instead of freaking out with 40 approaching, I decided to embrace the moment with the people who mean the most to…

I know what ya’ll are thinking … Isn’t the saying, “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy?” Well, as ya’ll know I’m single, so I enlisted my single friend Claire Planeta to partake in some good clean Wild West fun at Corral West Adventures to ride a horse, not a cowboy. Claire Planeta (@vanity.claire) is our guest photographer today at the magazine and she also owns the Nonprofit Organization What Matters Foundation. I will be doing a one-on-one interview with Claire in your future so be on the lookout. For now let’s get back to our adventure at Corral West. Meet Corral West Adventure owner Caitlin Joski (pc Jenna Wilkes) Upon…

So I gave Derrick Jones-Nelson (Az Foothills Photographer) a few options as to where we should venture off to next and he decided on I.FLY Trapeze at the Phoenician Resort. I thought to myself if he’s ok taking photos in mid-air I should be ok flying in mid-air … Right? As we approached I.FLY Trapeze, I couldn’t help but to think of that quote by Erin Hanson, “Fall? Oh, but my darling what if you fly?”  And when we arrived, let me tell you, the I.FLY Trapeze team made flying look like a piece of cake. Meet from left to right Jules, Kelly, Marco (owner), Dylan and Nick. We watched…

Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore, Dream, Discover.” So with that being said, Derrick Jones-Nelson (Az Foothills photographer) and I set out for our last adventure of the year and that was a Hot Air Balloon trip with Hot Air Expeditions. I’m not going to lie i was a little nervous about this adventure, but after speaking with owner Amanda Long i felt a little more at ease. She assured…

The best part of an adventure is the people you meet along the way. People who choose to live a simpler life…. with simpler cars An adventure is a reminder that life is about collecting moments and not collecting things. Life is about having stories to tell, not stuff to show. As I set out to try canyoneering for the first time, I really didn’t know what to expect. The only thing I knew is that it would most likely make for one hell of a story and I was right. Derrick Jones-Nelson (AZ Foothills Photographer) and I started out to meet our Phoenix Wilderness Adventure guide David at the…