Hey there. I'm Ashley, an Arizona Trail Angel. I live and love at a small, clean home in a high desert town, together with my 2 sons, baby daughter, dog, cat, and 2 leopard geckos.

Our home in Big Water, Utah is situated 56 miles from Kanab Utah, 17 miles from Page Arizona. I have never lived anywhere else.
This region is imprinted within my soul~ I am happy to show it to you, share it with you, guide you, or offer recommendations for your self-guided adventure.
I'm passionate about Hosting and Trail Angeling.
I'd love to make happen whatever you need to happen.

Myself and my children look forward to meeting you. 😊 We cook whole foods, plant based meals that all of our guests love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm not much a traveler, honestly. I'm rooted deeply here in the Southwest, I am pretty stationary.
Hosting is how I bring the World to me, into my living room. I love how it broadens my children's minds, exposing them to diversity they otherwise wouldn't encounter in our small town.

I am a people-person, a social butterfly, a humanist.
I believe that all humans are masterpieces of art: complex paintings of light, shadow, and color. I seek to understand their nuance, then to honor the ways in which we differ and in which we are alike.

Interests

• writing
• books
• documentaries
• piano
• hiking
• kayaking
• philosophy
• road trips
• campfires
• natural medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

~Movies: Lord of the Rings, Captain Fantastic, August Rush, Legends of the Fall, Secondhand Lions, Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron, Val Kilmer's The Saint, O Brother Where Art Thou, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
~Books: The Alchemist, The Witch of Portobello, Wild, Desert Solitaire, Fire on the Mountain, Marking the Sparrows Fall
~Music: Trevor Hall, Iya Terra, Sting, Nickel Creek, Don Henley, Fleetwood Mac, Clannad, 1 Giant Leap, Puscifer, Dead Can Dance, James Taylor, Dougie MacLean, Down Like Silver, Rising Appalachia, Elephant Revival

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovered the healing qualities of the Wilderness in overcoming a childhood brain injury

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kindness, connection, conversation, a hand with chores.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States