We had only three days to do it in. Not only to make the 500 mile drive from Las Cienegas National Conservation Area to Carlsbad, New Mexico, but to see four National Parks in the process. If we could knock them all out in one weekend, then we could high-tail it...
After leaving our New Years get together we moved onward, towards our ultimate winter destination of New Orleans. There are a large number of places in Arizona to stay for the work week, but we went for a location that neither of us have been too in the past (greatly...
After leaving Southern California, we made our way all the way to the Phoenix area where we originally planned to stay the work week at Buckeye Regional Park. Instead, we continued on, turning south. Ajo, Arizona was our new destination and we made it just before sunset after a full...
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...
Tuzigoot National Monument preserves a pueblo ruin on the summit of a ridge just outside of Cottonwood, Arizona. I’d like to share a story about the hike to the ruin, but it was a 0.3 mile paved trail so nothing much happened other than one foot stepped in front of...
Last year I was on my way here when I got the call from Aluminarium to meet them at Buckeye Regional Park on the other side of Phoenix. Since I had not yet settled it, I went ahead and turned West to meetup with them, leaving Roosevelt Lake for another...
