It’s been exceptionally rainy these past few weeks here in Tucson. We can appreciate the cooler, great-for-hiking temperatures that come with that, but it’s hard to get out and enjoy it when it rains every couple days! However, with the rain also comes epic looking clouds and a few rainbow sightings, so I’m not complaining. Last…
Saturday, February 28, 2015 Hiking in Usery Mountain Regional Park Rain was predicted for Saturday, but thankfully we were able to fit in one more short hike for our weekend in Phoenix. Holly and Paul took us to a Usery Mountain Regional Park, a place that they frequent with beautiful desert scenery. We took Blevins…
Friday, February 27, 2015 Through-hiking in the Superstitions Last fall when we did our Supai trip, we had the pleasure of meeting Paul and Holly, an awesome couple who are both very strong Christians with a good understanding of the Bible, AND also very well-traveled and knowledgeable about great places to visit and hikes to…
Valentine’s Day 2015 Curtis and I aren’t really the gift giving type. When it comes to holidays, birthdays, or anniversaries, we’ve both agreed that what we care about the most is the memories we make on those days. Flowers will die, chocolate will be eaten (likely within the day), but I will never forget the…
Saturday, February 7, 2015 Hiking from Sabino Canyon to Catalina State Park, via Cathedral Rock In light of the Grammy’s going on this weekend, I’d like to nominate this hike for a few awards: -Most Physically Challenging -Longest Hike Ever -Most Painful I’ve been Afterwards Oh, guess what, this hike wins everything it was nominated…
Saturday, December 6, 2014 Hiking in the Tortolita Mountain range We planned to do this hike the week before leaving for Supai – we needed something else to look forward to once that adventure was over! Even though we were planning on hiking 12+ miles, we still let ourselves sleep in and took our time…