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Yuma and Mittry Lake

Mon 26-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |

The drive to Yuma was through very barren desert, the difference being that today it was raining.  As we approached Yuma we saw cattle feed yards and signs of... more

Petroglyph Campground

Sat 24-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |

West of Tucson is a Bureau of Land Management campground which has a pile of rocks with more petroglyphs than I have ever seen in one place.  Many natives,... more

Catalina State Park: Day 2

Fri 23-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |

A pleasant day spent hiking part of the Romero Canyon Trail.  We got a late start so we only hiked partway up from the Moreno Pools (which had water!) and then... more

Catalina State Park: Day 1

Thu 22-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |

Our morning was spent at Mercedes Benz of Tucson getting our 40000 mile service.  It took about 3.5 hours, but as we headed out to Catalina State Park (CSP) our... more

Saguaro National Park

Wed 21-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |

On the way out of Chiricahua National Monument we stopped at the Faraway Ranch.  This ranch was originally built by a Swedish family in the late 1800s and later... more

Chiricahua Hiking

Tue 20-Jan-2015 Texas, Travel |

Our hike today was more ambitious than we usually take, but in order to get into some of the most beautiful areas of the monument, we committed to an 8.5 mile loop that... more

Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive

Sat 17-Jan-2015 Texas, Travel |

We made it up the hill out of Terlingua Abajo.  It was not easy, but not as bad as Janet had worried.  At one point we had to put our leveling pads under the... more

Terlingua Abajo

Fri 16-Jan-2015 Texas, Travel |

Our day was spent wandering around the area.  There are numerous native ruins here, left from a time when they farmed along the banks of the Terlingua Creek. ... more