Reaching New Heights BY MADISON FELTMAN WITH MEMBERS FROM TRILOGY® AT LAKE FREDERICK, TRILOGY® AT TEHALEH®, AND TRILOGY® LAKE NORMAN The world around us is full of many natural wonders and opportunities. Whether it is right in your backyard, across the country, or even overseas, there is so much to explore. You can ride a boat down the Seine River in France, you can take a helicopter ride over the volcanoes of Hawaii, or even adventure in a pink Jeep
through Sedona, Arizona. But you can also get pretty far with your own two feet. In that spirit, several Trilogy® Members from across the nation set out to climb to new heights, experience new wonders, and challenge themselves as they set out on adventures of a lifetime.
SOUTHWEST SIGHTS JERRY & KRIS COSTELLO | TRILOGY® AT TEHALEH® “The Grand Canyon fills me with awe, it is beyond comparison - beyond description, absolutely unparalleled…” This was President Theodore Roosevelt’s reaction to his South Rim visit in 1903. Trilogy at Tehaleh Members Kris and Jerry Costello hiked the same ground as Roosevelt and, likewise, were awestruck by one of the world’s seven natural wonders. Starting in El Paso, the Costellos took a 1,500 mile rental-car, road-trip adventure, hiking in six national parks and one national recreation area during their visit to the desert Southwest: Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, and Zion National Parks, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Every location was outstanding for its own reasons, but their favorites are Carlsbad Caverns and the Grand Canyon. In 1898, teenager Jim White was the first non-native person to explore Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, using a rickety home-made wire and wood ladder. Today, an asphalt and lighted zig-zag path descends 800 feet in 1.25 miles to reach the awesome “Big Room,” where a level path continues in a loop for an additional 1.25 miles. It’s a steady 55 degrees in the cavern, providing respite from the sometimes blazing desert heat. Water seeping through limestone over millions of years created and continues to add to the magnificent formations inside the cavern. The Costellos found the caverns compelling because they are singularly unique and well worth the drive from the closest large airport in El Paso.
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