Hello wonderful readers! I hope everyone had a blessed and meaningful Thanksgiving! This weekend was the one we had been looking forward to for months. This was what we’ve been training for all fall. I’m so excited to share all about our crazy adventures throughout this week! We enjoyed a quiet, filling and delicious Thanksgiving…
Sedona – home of the beautiful red rocks in Arizona. Even if you’ve never heard of it, you’ve probably seen pictures of the quintessential red rock formations. I remember hearing about it for the first time from a teacher at my massage school, as she spoke about her travels there and the beauty and serenity…
Veteran’s Day Hike! November 11, 2014 Picacho Peak Happy Veteran’s Day! We are thankful for all who have served and are currently serving. Tonight we talked a bit about how different next year’s Veteran’s day will be, after Curtis has begun his service. For today, we were thankful for a day off from school so…
November 8, 2014 Carr and Miller peaks Arizona’s 20-20 challenge – 20 diverse and prominent peaks and canyons throughout the state of Arizona. We have hiked the #1 peak – Mt. Humphreys – and the #11 – Mt. Wrightson. We’ve also been to the peaks of Heliograph (#6) and Mt. Lemmon (#17), but those are…
Saturday, November 1, 2014 Mt. Kimball – 11 miles, 4155 feet elevation gain, one of the steepest trails in the Tucson area. Beginning on Finger Rock trail, going into a canyon and up, up, up into the mountains. For having some of the most difficult terrains of any trail around Tucson, the views of the…
October 25, 2014 Agua Caliente Hill After last week’s hike, we were anxious to go out and do another with our hiking pup. We chose to hike to Agua Caliente because we heard it was dog-friendly and one Curtis had only done once, 3 years ago. Last time he did it was in the “winter,”…