Author: Van-Tramp

Roosevelt National Forest, Gray Rock Mountain 0

Roosevelt National Forest, Gray Rock Mountain

Conor got me motivated for a hike, so after getting my work done for the day we hauled ourselves up Hwy 14 to a hike that he had partially done a few months back, Gray Rock Mtn. This trail is a 2300 foot climb in 3 miles, one way, so...

Petroglyph National Monument 0

Petroglyph National Monument

As I traveled North toward Colorado, I was in need of a fuel stop and a lunch break. Not far off my path was the Petroplgyh Ntnl Monument so I decided to spend my few hours there instead of at a truck stop. I stopped in at the visitors center...

Testing New Mexico gun laws 0

Testing New Mexico gun laws

Though I looked up the state gun laws before coming in, testing them against a law enforcement officer is still not the most comfortable thing. Much like your airbags in a collision; you know they are on your side and will likely save you, but it may hurt real bad...

Driving into New Mexico 0

Driving into New Mexico

I left Willcox, AZ in mid morning, after stopping by ACE Hardware to pickup some insulation for my trailer’s water pipes. I figure it would be a day’s work when I am sitting at some park, and it will prepare the trailer for the expected 20 degree nights that will...

Chiricahua Ntnl Monument, Echo Canyon hike 0

Chiricahua Ntnl Monument, Echo Canyon hike

After spending the night on the side of the road 15 miles north of Chiricahua National Monument and taking care of work through out the morning, I was able to roll into the park by 1pm. I was quickly blown away by the simple fact of trees, something Arizona does...

San Pedro National Conservation Area 0

San Pedro National Conservation Area

I did not read up on the history of this area, though I did see that this was a stretch of land which multiple families attempted to raise cattle on in the 1800’s only to be run off by the Apache. Now the land is in the hands of the...

A windy start & pics of McCarrell Ranch 0

A windy start & pics of McCarrell Ranch

Wind kicked up just after the alarm woke me at 6am. By 6:14, I was outside trying to rescue my awning which was just hanging on with the wind trying desperately to rip it off the trailer. It did not succeed, but it has kept my inside for the most...

Pima Air Museum and the Boneyard 0

Pima Air Museum and the Boneyard

Conor recommended I see the Pima air and space museum while I was in the Tucson area, so today I finally made the 10 mile trip. I arrived as early as possible as I was told that it is easily a full day visit if not more. Getting there before...

Dressage at the Pima County Fairgrounds 0

Dressage at the Pima County Fairgrounds

Yesterday we got new neighbors; Heather and Will backed into the space beside us with horse in tow. As we spoke last night, I found out Heather would be competing in the Dressage competition on Saturday. Since I was planning to take some pictures of the competition anyway, she (and...

Saguaro Ntnl Park 0

Saguaro Ntnl Park

As it turns out, Saguaro is divided into two sections. Today, we adventured into the Western portion of the park (West of Tuscon) with less than an 80 mile drive round trip. The park is very small in comparison to most other parks, but I still found it worth the...