Usery mountain regional park
17. Dezember 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A couple hikes and a run today at this regional park just outside Mesa (Phoenix).
Christmas break
19. Dezember 2024 in Kanada ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
We arrived safely and EARLY into Detroit/Windsor yesterday morning.
We are visiting my family until after Christmas so will take a break from posting.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and see youWeiterlesen
Happy New Year 🥳
31. Dezember 2024 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Back in the 🌵 and 🌞. Went for a hike today from the 🏕️
Tortilla Flat and Boulder Canyon
3. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Went for a hike in Boulder Canyon and a stop in Tortilla flat for 🍻 and nachos. Tortilla flat is the last surviving stagecoach stop along the Apache Trail.
The town has a population of 6.
ReisenderWow, very cool, looks just like the old western movies…I can picture the stage coach rolling down the trail.
Lonetree via Peralta Canyon
6. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Went for a hike to Fremont saddle and over to Lonetree. View of Weavers needle.
Triple arch
9. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Went for a hike on the Triple arch trail in the Tonto Nat’l forest.
ReisenderWould love to know the location. Never heard of it... and have been living in Fountain Hills East of Phoenix for the last 25 years. Please let me know
ReisenderTriple Arch Trail on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arizona/trip…
Catalina State Park
11. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Back in Catalina State Park for 2 weeks. Oro Valley just north of Tucson.
Time flies. A month from now we will be headed for Texas already.
Not as many posts right now as we are just enjoying dailyWeiterlesen
ReisenderGood luck to Paul on perfecting his golf game 🤪🤪🤪 Better luck to you on your upcoming marathon!!
Crested saguaro 🌵
12. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Came across a crested saguaro 🌵 today on a guided geology walk. Nice that she was also pointing out interesting flora.
Here are some interesting facts.
A crested saguaro, also known as aWeiterlesen
Sabino Canyon
13. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Went to Sabino Canyon Recreation area and hiked up Blackett’s Ridge. Another crested cactus 🌵 today 👀 in the nature loop.
Picacho Peak State park
18. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Met Rich and Kristy (Calgary friends) at Picacho peak state park for some hiking, shelter dog walking, picnic lunch and some board games.
And later some live music back at our campground.
Wild Burro to Wild Mustang loop
20. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Another hike in this area. No wild burros, mustangs or javelinas seen.
Just a picture of a prickly pear cactus to show how the javelinas shred them when they are grazing.
Snowbird meetup Day 1
23. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
We went on a guided native plant walk in Catalina State park. Had lunch back at the trailer.
After lunch we went for some walks in Saguaro national park.
Still no javelinas to be seen. 🐖
It wasWeiterlesen
Snowbird meetup day 2
24. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The day started out with a trail run in Catalina with Rich while Paul went hiking with Darlene and Kristy.
We had a picnic lunch at Sabino canyon with a hike afterwards.
Then we made the drive up toWeiterlesen
ReisenderWow, amazing photography. Looks like you are all having such a good time! Kinda a poor excuse for snow 😄
Snowbird meetup day 3
25. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today we left Catalina State park campground. Had to say goodbye to some wonderful camp hosts Val and Marsh and volunteer Kris with her sidekick 🐾 Nala.
We stopped at Mescal movie set for a tour.Weiterlesen
Snowbird meetup day 4
26. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We went to Tombstone and saw a reenactment of the OK corral shootout.
Drove on to Bisbee for a little walkabout in the town.
Reisender
Such a fun show…but when you see how close the Earp’s were to the Clanton’s, everyone were BAD shots!! TOMBSTONE, the town too tough to die!
Snowbird meetup day 5
27. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We did a tour of the Big Room at Kartchner caverns. No pictures allowed so these photos here were pulled from the internet.
ReisenderWow! I feel a little claustrophobic just looking at the photos 😬
The Grand Canyon!
30. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
Drove to the Grand Canyon. Did a hike down to Ooh Aah Point and along the rim trail. By afternoon the Hermit Rd reopened after a recent snowfall. So we drove that and stopped at many if not all theWeiterlesen
Sedona
31. Januar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Went for a hike in Sedona area. Soldiers pass to a cave and Brins Mesa.
Had lunch at Oak Creek Brewery and looked in a few shops while Paul had a 🍻
Saguaro Lake
2. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
What to do on a hot day. We had a picnic lunch alongside Saguaro lake.
Nice area with many options for picnics.
Papago park
3. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Had to drop snowbird Darlene off to ✈️ back to ❄️. Paul went golfing with a buddy and I went for a hot 30C run in Papago park.
ReisenderDarlene, it looks like you all had an amazing visit together! Hope you had lots of fun and that winter isn’t too much of a shocker when you arrive home.
ReisenderThanks! I had a great visit, enjoyed seeing new sites and missing a bit of NS’s winter.
ReisenderLooks like you found another great spot and you captured another great sunset!
Siphon Draw to Flat Iron ⛰️
6. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Went for a scramble/hike today up Siphon draw.
Then had a double date night with Rich and Kristy. Went to a 3D glow in the dark mini golf place. Pretty fun. If you have 3D glasses the pics will popWeiterlesen
Hitting the road
10. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Saying goodbye to Arizona tomorrow.
Had a last trail run with a Calgary buddy today. Hope to see them in NS this fall ☺️ Paul played a round of golf this afternoon.
We have our campsites allWeiterlesen
City of Rocks State Park
11. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Left Arizona for New Mexico today. Very windy and dusty. Spending a night in City of Rocks State park. Braved the wind and went for a walk amongst the rocks for sunset.
White Sands National Park
12. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dunefield. White Sands National Park preserves a major portion of this uniqueWeiterlesen
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
13. Februar 2025 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ -1 °C
Spent a couple hours in the caverns this morning. A warm 56F in the caves while it was a frosty 26F outside.
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Pretty!
ReisenderBeautiful!