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 agriculture. We made a stop at the...
Sun 25-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |
We spent the day reading and editing pictures at the Petroglyph Campground. The day was pleasantly warm and breezy and ended with a spectacular sunset.
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, explorers, and settlers passed through this...
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 turned back. The hike after the...
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 check-engine-soon light came on, so we...
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 was run by they same family as a place for...
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 took us through the spires and columns,...
Mon 19-Jan-2015 Arizona, Texas, Travel |
After our night at Croton Springs, we arose fairly early to head to El Paso. Our goal was to make it there in time to watch the Packers beat the Sea Hawks and the Colts beat the Patriots. The...
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 back wheels to raise the van so that the...
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. We examined the area that has been...
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