SOOOOO…. I am BACK in Port Orford, Oregon for the summer. I’d planned on going to the east coast this summer but, just in case I was needed by my sister in Tucson, the distance from here is definitely more doable. (Making the 5200+…
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Well, it’s been a long while since I posted anything new here so I thought I’d better add something to help some of you stop wondering if I was alive or not. lol! I HAD planned to stay up in the White Mountains of…
Ahhh Tucson, I do love you – but lately that love has begun to leave a bitter taste in my mouth. *laughs My dog, Teddy, has contracted Valley Fever. (I just found out today.) Most people outside of the southwest probably have never heard…
… is exhausting! These guys are right outside my window so I get to watch their antics and I couldn’t help but share just how cute they are. (Although, when I was landscaping professionally and they were merrily munching on my spring bulbs –…
I love the desert in the spring. The flowering season spans from mid February to mid June with a peak from mid March to late April depending on rainfall and temperatures during the growing season. I’m usually gone by April 1st, off to more…
I haven’t posted anything for a little while but life’s been a bit unsettled. About 1 week after I got back from Hawaii, my sister’s house burnt to the ground and she lost everything. Luckily, she (and her dog) made it out safely, but…
I was fortunate to find a privately owned RV spot on the west side of the Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. The saguaro is the largest cacti in the nation and found only in a small portion of the United States. They are protected by Saguaro National…
I stayed briefly in Amado Arizona before heading up to Tucson for a winter. I only visited the National Forest for one day and I’m afraid I only hiked the Bog Springs and Kent Spring trails. (Mostly because they had some scary signs warning about…
Conveniently located between Mesquite, Nevada and St. George, Utah lies the Chief Sleep Easy RV Park. Within a few miles you’ll find the Virgin River Gorge, Beaver Dam Mountains, Zion National Park, the Valley of Fire, Lake Mead and Hoover Dam. A bit further and there’s Bryce…
I’m finishing up a month in Pinetop/Lakeside Arizona enjoying the cooler weather and the easy hikes in the White Mountain Trail system – which is a series of multi-use, major loop trails and connector trails in the Apache-Sitegreaves National Forests. I’ve enjoyed my stay…
This is a beautiful hike in Saguaro National Park West. I took King Canyon Trail (3.5 miles, one way) to the top of Wasson Peak (elevation 4,687 feet), the highest point in the Tucson Mountain.
The Franklin Car Museum is a great little place to visit while you’re in Tucson, Arizona. The H.H. Franklin Manufacturing Company of Syracuse, NY built America’s most successful air-cooled automobile, from 1902-1934. Of the 150,000 Franklins built, it’s estimated that about 3,700 have survived.
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