Hiking in Workman’s Creek Recreation Area | Tonto National Forest, AZ | December 2023 Since we were enjoying our time in Tonto National Forest so much, we decided to spend another full day here and explore more places we had never been. For today’s adventure, we decided to drive further North on AZ-288 to check…
Visiting Tonto National Monument | Roosevelt Dam | Strawberry Creek | December 2023 We woke up the morning after camping on Pinal Peak feeling grateful that it wasn’t freezing and glad we had stayed to enjoy the morning views, but also ready to drive back down to the warmth. Just another reason to love Arizona…
Hiking to & Camping near Pinal Peak | Globe, AZ | December 2023 After a quiet night camping on the Arizona Trail, we packed up and drove back to Dudleyville, then continued our drive North to Globe. Even though we’ve done this drive several times before, I didn’t remember how scenic it was, and we…
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…
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…