Usery mountain regional park
December 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A couple hikes and a run today at this regional park just outside Mesa (Phoenix).
Christmas break
December 19, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ❄️ -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 youRead more
Happy New Year 🥳
December 31, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Back in the 🌵 and 🌞. Went for a hike today from the 🏕️
Tortilla Flat and Boulder Canyon
January 3, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Lonetree via Peralta Canyon
January 6, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Went for a hike to Fremont saddle and over to Lonetree. View of Weavers needle.
Triple arch
January 9, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Went for a hike on the Triple arch trail in the Tonto Nat’l forest.
Catalina State Park
January 11, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 dailyRead more
Crested saguaro 🌵
January 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 aRead more
Sabino Canyon
January 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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
January 18, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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
January 20, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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
January 23, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasRead more
Snowbird meetup day 2
January 24, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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 toRead more
Snowbird meetup day 3
January 25, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
Snowbird meetup day 4
January 26, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Snowbird meetup day 5
January 27, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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.
The Grand Canyon!
January 30, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 theRead more
Sedona
January 31, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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
February 2, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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
February 3, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Siphon Draw to Flat Iron ⛰️
February 6, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 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 popRead more
Hitting the road
February 10, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 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 allRead more
City of Rocks State Park
February 11, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 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
February 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 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 uniqueRead more
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
February 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -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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