Blooming Cacti Galore!
17 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Second day in Big Bend National Park
17–20 апр. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
First day in Big Bend National Park
19–22 апр. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The Chinati Foundation in Marfa TX
19–21 апр. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 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 foundationЧитать далее
Chinati Foundation B&W Abstracts
19 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Carlsbad Cavern National Park
20–22 апр. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 weЧитать далее
Beautiful Camp under the Organ Mountains
23 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 апр. 2024, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 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 andЧитать далее
Titan Missile Museum
27 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasЧитать далее
A day in Saguaro National Park
28 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 aspectЧитать далее
Blooming Saguaro
30 апреля 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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. TheЧитать далее
More Blooming Saguaro
2 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 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 changedЧитать далее
Exhaust Work
7 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 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 directlyЧитать далее
Glen Canyon Dam
7 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 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 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 toЧитать далее
White Pocket - Peak Climb
9 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
White Pocket
9 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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. TheЧитать далее
White Pocket - Petroglyphs
9 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 мая 2024 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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.Читать далее