From the outside, the idea of journeying thousands of miles to stand before a solitary sandstone monolith seems puzzling. Yet for those drawn to places imbued with history, belief and meaning, Uluru, once known as Ayers Rock, is far more than just a rock. It is a living cultural landscape.

Uluru is not just the geographical heart of Australia; it is considered by Indigenous Australians to be the spiritual heart as well.

Aaron Kellum gestured toward the Colorado River sliding past the banks of Camp Eddy, a collection of vintage Airstreams and custom tiny homes perched on the water's edge in Grand Junction, Colorado. The general manager and former raft guide could have been describing the whole Western Slope when he said, "To be in a place where we get to share that with other people is something I'm never going to take for granted."