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Palm Canyon Day 3

Fri 17-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

Day 3:  A storm is heading our way with high winds arriving first, then rain expected overnight.  We took a hike to a hill about 1/2 mile from our van.  We then walked... more

Palm Canyon Day 2

Thu 16-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

Day 2:  We walked the mile or so up the road to the canyon and hiked up most of the canyon to the California Palms.  These few palms, maybe a dozen or so, are the last... more

Palm Canyon Day 1

Wed 15-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

Palm Canyon is one of our favorite desert locations.  It is 7 miles down a side road (dirt) from Route 95, north of Yuma.  Dispersed camping is permitted off the road.... more

Yuma AZ

Tue 14-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

We drove the 2.5 hours to Yuma to do some chores — grocery shopping, laundry, and fuel.  The only highlight of the drive was a look at the old Ajo copper mine... more

Alamo Canyon

Mon 13-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

We left Twin Peaks Campground at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to head north a few miles to Alamo Canyon.  At the end of the Alamo Canyon Road (dirt) is a small,... more

Quitobaquito Oasis

Sat 11-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

Today we drove almost to the Mexican border and took the South Puerto Blanco Drive (dirt) to the Quitobaquito Oasis. The road parallels the Mexican-US border so we were... more

Senita Basin Hike

Fri 10-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

We took advantage of a shuttle bus offered by the visitor center to be dropped off at the Senita Basin trailhead. The 5 mile hike back to the campground took us through... more

Ajo Drive

Thu 9-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is one of our favorite national monuments. If nothing else, the weather is great: warm and breezy. We decide to once again drive the... more

Linda Vista Loop

Tue 7-Feb-2017 Arizona, Travel |

Just a few miles south of the Catalina State Park is a lovely loopwalk up into the mountains. The views back over the Oro Valley were outstanding and the cacti were... more