Blooming Cacti Galore!
17 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Second day in Big Bend National Park
17–20 de abr. 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
First day in Big Bend National Park
19–22 de abr. 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The Chinati Foundation in Marfa TX
19–21 de abr. 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
The artist Donald Judd established The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati as a site for the permanent installation of large-scale works of art in 1986. We visited the grounds of the foundationLeia mais
Chinati Foundation B&W Abstracts
19 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Carlsbad Cavern National Park
20–22 de abr. 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
What an absolute gem of a as park! *Easily* the most stunning cavern I’ve visited - and we just did Mammoth and Wind caves this past year…
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
21 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After Carlsbad, We spent two days in Guadalupe National Park. The first afternoon we hiked up the Devil's Hall Trail, a wash trail that takes you to a narrow slot and a bedrock bottom. The next day weLeia mais
Beautiful Camp under the Organ Mountains
23 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Camping at a trailhead in front of the Organ Mountains just outside Las Cruces. There's was a beautiful sunset followed by a great moon rise from behind the mountains.
White Sands National Park
24 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We unfortunately couldn’t enter the park at opening time because of a missile test in the vicinity! Still a fun time very roughly following the Alkali Flat trail.
Chiricahua National Monument
25–27 de abr. 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We did a couple of short hikes when we first arrived but then hiked the “Big Loop” including the “Heart of Rocks”loop and Inspiration Point on our second day. Chiricahua is a very cool andLeia mais
Titan Missile Museum
27 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Tucson was once home to an Air Force air wing responsible for operating a set of nuclear ballistic missile silos. The Titan Missile Museum has taken over the silo and preserved the place as it wasLeia mais
A day in Saguaro National Park
28 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A two nights and a full day in Saguaro West National Park. We hiked the King Canyon/Wasson Peak loop. Cactus's were in full bloom up the trail and it was interesting to see how elevation and aspectLeia mais
Blooming Saguaro
30 de abril de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Finally found a Saguaro with blooms that aren't 40ft off the ground. Plus moon set over the mountains.
Mt Ajo - Organ Pipe National Monument
1 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We set our sights on a climb of Mt Ajo (4783 ft) in Organ Pipe National Monument. It's the highest peak in the monument and it connects with a popular loop of Estes Canyon and the Bull Pasture. TheLeia mais
More Blooming Saguaro
2 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We found a blooming saguaro right in the campground where we could use the van as a ladder to get right up close!
Epic campsite for the night
3 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We stayed outside Sunset Crater National Monument at a campsite that had the most incredible panorama of Sunset Crater and the San Francisco mountains.
Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch
5 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Anne and I did a two day hike of the Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch. The original plan had been to hike from Wire Pass to Lee's Ferry, a 4-5 day hike. But based on conditions and timing, we changedLeia mais
Exhaust Work
7 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
We've had a couple small incidents on the road. In Organ Pipe we blew a fitting on the air compressor that we fixed in Phoenix. Last week I noticed that the exhaust pipe had shifted and was directlyLeia mais
Glen Canyon Dam
7 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
A quick stop at the Glen Canyon Dam to see the visitors center, take some pictures, and repack the van after our backpacking trip. Water level is obviously low, but still well above dead pool.
Putting the recovery gear to work
8 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We meet a guy on the road to White Pocket who managed to get his Tacoma stuck on a rock. One wheel was completely off the ground and his transfer case was resting on a larger boulder. I was able toLeia mais
White Pocket - Peak Climb
9 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
White Pocket had a summit listed in Peakbagger, and we'd heard the top of the mountain had very cool formations for another visitor, so Anne and I went for a hike.
Unfortunately, getting to theLeia mais
White Pocket
9 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We've wanted to visit White Pocket for years. Unlike the Wave, a White Pocket does not require permits. But it's also hard to get to; the road requires a capable 4x4 vehicle with high clearance. TheLeia mais
White Pocket - Petroglyphs
9 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We also heard there was a small panel of petroglyphs just north of the formation, so we visited them too.
Campsite for the night
9 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another pretty incredible campsite. We could see and hear the road, but we were the only ones there and the sunset on the rocks was very nice.
Alstrom Point
10 de maio de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The person at the BLM station suggested Alstrom Point as a relatively unknown but awesome place to visit. She was certainly right. The road is mostly in great shape, easily passable by most vehicles.Leia mais