Hello from the desert! Yeah, we’re still alive down here. There’s no denying it’s HOT. Highs have been in the 100’s all week – it even smells hot! However, as you’ll see, there isn’t really much different about our lifestyle compared to during the winter months. We like it this way. 🙂 Here’s pictures and…
We were only at home for a couple days after returning from Iowa, but we were already craving another adventure. We want new scenery! New experiences! More letterboxes! I need to draw more lines on my atlas and proclaim “I’ve been here”!!! We don’t care how hot it is, we just don’t like sitting around…
Hiking season may be coming to a close down here, but we’ve been defying the hot temps popping up in Tucson by staying out on the trails! Not to offend everyone from my home state (Iowa), but the last few months have been a great Iowan summer! 70’s – 90’s, there was some rain, but…
 Saturday, April 12, 2014 Today we visited several ghost towns – completely different meanings of the phrase “ghost town”, but all somehow earning that title. It’s days like this when I feel like a true South-westerner. Driving down quiet hilly highways and bumpy dirt roads, hiking several miles to find an old mining town, seeing…
The last time I wrote about a peak hike, I had to tell of all the struggles we had (mostly my own struggles though!) Today, we conquered a new peak hike, and though it was only 7 miles, I’m very proud of how we did. I’m getting better 🙂 Today’s focus: Wasson Peak…
Letterboxing in Catalina State Park / February 14, 2014 This was our first Valentine’s Day we’ve ever been able to spend together as a married couple! We celebrated by visiting Catalina State Park. There are a lot of letterboxes hidden around the trails, so we just chose a few and went for a late afternoon hike…