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Guindani Trail

Sun 5-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel | 0 comments

In 2017 when we visited Kartchner Caverns we walked the Guindani Trail and loved it. The trailhead for it is just outside the state park, but the trail is on National... more

Whitewater Draw

Sat 4-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel | 0 comments

Six years ago we drove from Kartchner Caverns SP to Whitewater Draw to see the sand hill cranes overwintering there. Today we repeated the trip with Christine and Udo... more

Kartchner Caverns II

Fri 3-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel | 0 comments

Full day. A mid morning tour of the Rotunda — one of the two caverns open for tours. Afterwards we returned to the van for a quick snack and change of chores to hiking... more

Kartchner Caverns I

Thu 2-Feb-2023 Arizona, Travel | 0 comments

It was cold overnight. Our heater kept us toasty and we assume our next door neighbor was also as we could hear his propane furnace all night. It is amazing that such a... more

Monahans to ElPaso

Sun 29-Jan-2023 Texas, Travel | 0 comments

It’s just a 4 hour drive from Monahans to ElPaso.  little to see on the way.  Scrub trees and dry grass.  Little at the exits — mostly abandoned... more

Austin to Del Rio

Wed 25-Jan-2023 Texas, Travel | 0 comments

Pleasant drive today under blue skies.  Pleasant except for the traffic jam in San Antonio — too much construction and too many cars.  Once past the... more