City of Rocks, NM
We took a walk around the campground -2.2 miles. Started early as it’s quite warm. The views out to the plains are amazing. We returned to our site to listen to... more
Waterfall Trail
Early, before getting too hot, we took a trail recommended to us by another camper. The trail, starting right at the Romero Ruins Trailhead, is not on any of the park... more
Sabino Canyon
We spent the night with our friends Katherine and John in Tucson and took a great 4-Mile hike with them in the morning. They are among the lucky Tucsonians who live... more
Canyon Ranch Walk
Our drive to Tucson from near Phoenix was uneventful, but we were pleased to see the flowers by the road — poppies, lupine, and Bougainville. After arriving at... more
Hoover Dam
Even though we had a long drive to Tucson, we did a bit of sighteing at Hoover Dam before leaving Lake Mead. The Dam is quite an engineering miracle that I remember... more
Mosaic Canyon
After leaving our campsite at Mesquite Springs we drive the 50 miles south to Furnace Creek to get fuel and milk, then headed back to Stovepipe Wells where we planned... more
Ubehebe Crater
We had two fairly strenuous hikes today. In the morning we drove back to Zabriskie Point to see the colorful hills in a different light. Then we walked the 2.5 mile... more
Death Valley: Day 2
We started the day with a return to Desolation Canyon for a hike up Desolation Canyon which is to the right of the canyon we hiked yesterday (Desolation Canyon East).... more
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