Brown Mountain Loop Trail | Tucson Mountain Park | Hiking Antelope Peak | Arizona Trail | December 2023 Besides spending lots of time with friends around Tucson, we wanted to take some of our time in Arizona to visit more places we had never been, and spend time away from the city. As much as…
As is tradition for this time of year, I’ve been reflecting lately on 2023, and how certain events of years past have led up to who we are now. Recently I recalled how in high school (and probably college), Curtis used to wear a shirt that read, “Why be normal?” It was kind of a…
Hiking & Camping in Ironwood Forest National Monument | Tucson, AZ | December 2023 While everyone we stayed with insisted that we could stay ‘as long as want’, and that we are ‘always welcome’, Midwest hospitality still runs through our veins and we felt we had to break up our visits to avoid overstaying our…
Winter Migration Road Trip, Day 9 | Lordsburg, NM to Wilcox, AZ | Sandhill Cranes in Wilcox | November 2023 Today was our last full day on the road, since we planned on arriving in Tucson the next day in time for a weekend hike with friends. Our plan for the day was to enter…
Winter Migration Road Trip, Day 8 | Fort Stanton, NM to Lordsburg, NM | White Sands National Park | November 2023 As we were leaving Lincoln National Forest and the Sacramento Mountains and descending into the valley, we were met with one of my favorite views in New Mexico: an expansive valley view with mountains…
Winter Migration Road Trip, Day 7 | Caprock Canyon, TX to Fort Stanton, NM | Hiking & Camping in Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area & Historic Site | November 2023 After leaving Texas, we entered New Mexico and took US-70 West. We remembered this route as being one of our favorites back when…