I have hiked into the Homestead Meadows a few times, usually by the Lion’s Gultch trail. This past Monday, Conor and I chose to hike in from the Northern side following a short trail and the dirt access roads to the homesteads. On paper, this appeared to be an easier...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Today we head into Tombstone Arizona, hoping for a little peace and quiet while visiting a historic place… but, as it turns out, Tombstone is quite the tourist trap much like Fisherman’s wharf in SF. Little of Tombstone-proper exists now, all overrun by tourism and commerce. Heck, you can even...
I figured that, since I plan to be on the road much more this year, I will update this blog for family and friends at a more frequent rate. Maybe a few times a week, maybe daily… who knows, but you should get a greater sense of where I am...
