Fri 13-Feb-2015 California, Travel |
What a great day. We started with a hike to Stonewall Peak in the Cuyamaca Rancho SP (4 miles round trip). It was an easy hike with lots of switchbacks and only about 900 feet of elevation change...
Thu 12-Feb-2015 California, Travel |
We started our day at Joshua Tree National Monument with a 1.8 mile walk through, around, and over some of the rock piles near the Cottonwood Campground. David’s pictures will show you how amazing these...
Wed 11-Feb-2015 California, Travel |
Tue 10-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
Roosevelt Recreation Area was created in the early 1900s when the Teddy Roosevelt Dam was built for flood control and electricity generation and to create Roosevelt Lake for water storage. At the time it...
Mon 9-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
The drive from Tucson to Roosevelt Recreation Area took us through some fantastic country. Still lots of Saguaro cacti, but lots more prickly pear. Lots of mountains with very steep...
Sun 8-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
We had a great day today. After leaving Tucson Mountain Park, we headed across the Gates Pass. It’s a road with a great view, but certainly is winding and narrow. After a quick stop at Best...
Fri 6-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
The Sonoran Desert Museum is an attraction we have seen on previous visits to Tucson, but it is certainly worth seeing again and again. The displays are so well-done. The desert loop really does...
Thu 5-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
Wed 4-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
The second is the Ajo Mountain loop (21 miles) and takes you through the desert to two great hikes up into the mountains. We chose the Bull Pasture – Estes Canyon (3.5 mile) hike. The...
Tue 3-Feb-2015 Arizona, Travel |
US 85 is a busy route that is a short cut from I-10 to I-8. South of Gila Bend and I-8 it is much less busy. The first part of the trip south was through very flat, scrubby desert. Nothing...
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