Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument preserves the cone shaped rock formations that are the products of volcanic eruptions that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago, and marks my 65th National Park visited. Not even knowing of this National Monument’s existence until arriving in the Santa Fe area, the plan...
Sandstone Bluff overlooks the 3000-thousand year old lava flow protected by the El Malpais National Monument. The sandstone itself is 200-million years old, formed by ancient seas, and offers an ideal place to setup a few chairs and watch the sun set. Complete with a thermos filled with hot chocolate (and...
The Bandera Volcano, though inside the El Malpais National Monument boundary, is privately owned and run. For $12 you can hike 3/4 mile trail into the crater – so we did – for Kerri’s first and my second time. Feel free to read my previous encounter with this volcano if...
El Morro National Monument is now my 64th National Park visited since starting my travels back in 2010. I had the opportunity to see it two years back when I was in the area, but fuel costs ruled my thoughts back then, so I did not drive the few extra...
This day brings another revisit of a National Park. Even though I had already been here the weather prevented me from getting out of the vehicle on my previous visit. This time around the weather was clear so we set out for a few short walks among the “forest” during...
I had visited this National Monument 2 years earlier, but since Kerri had never been here and I had failed to acquire a lapel pin back then, it was revisiting time for Walnut Canyon National Monument. The park is actually quite small, with only two trails to choose from; The...
Monday, while exploring Cottonwood’s Old Town, Kerri and I stumbled onto R.I.O.T. (Rendezvous In Old Town) which converted an old service station into a pretty happening bar. After the downtown strolling and sight-seeing, RIOT became the late afternoon destination to relax and cool off with a Vanilla Porter that was...
After a failed attempt to camp South of Cottonwood on Thousand Trails Road (it was just not very pretty and too crowded) I had to settle on a backup location. Smack in between of Cottonwood and Sedona on highway 89A is Loy Butte Road leading into the Coconino National Forest....
Staying just down the road from this week’s camp is Red Rock State Park. I’ve been here before and enjoyed it so much that I went again while I had the opportunity, but only after researching the gun laws that irritated me so much in my last visit. Something the...
