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South Mesa Hike

Wed 28-Jan-2015 California, Travel |

We wandered around in the desert to the west of our RV, wandered for 4.7 miles.  From our campsite the desert looks fairly flat between here and the mountains... more

West to Yuma

Mon 26-Jan-2015 Arizona, Travel |

The drive from Gila Bend to Yuma is through rather desolate territory — more flat land with jagged rocky mountains sticking up through it.  The only... more

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