And just like that, the holidays were over and we were on our long journey home. I don’t think goodbyes will ever get easier for me, and no matter where I live and make my home, I’ll always be looking forward to the next time we go back to our hometown. That morning, we…
Saturday, August 16, 2014 After leaving Chiricahua, we drove about a half hour North to Fort Bowie. Off highway 186, the road to get there was gravel but well maintained, and even with the recent rains we didn’t encounter any flooding. (Important to note that in Arizona during monsoon season!) The parking lot and trailhead…
Saturday, August 16, 2014 It was a very pleasant night to camp, besides being in a National Monument with many other groups camping, it wasn’t too loud and we felt rested enough to begin the day with hiking! It was cloudy around 7 that morning as we drove the trailhead, but it didn’t rain at…
Friday, August 15, 2014 Just like that, school is right around the corner again, and we are trying to fill our last bit free time with more adventures! Not that we’re going to stop when school starts, we just like having excuses to go have fun. 🙂 For last weekend, we weren’t sure what we’d…
Our first anniversary! July 27, 2014 Letterboxing, Joshua Tree national park, and home. Our alarm went off way too early this morning. The first thing I said: “Boxing!” …then, “oh, happy anniversary.” 😉 But seriously, where we were headed this morning was a letterboxer’s dream! A quiet, isolated park that the park rangers really didn’t…
Friday, June 20, 2014 – Our second camping adventure since we got married turned out to be much better than our first! Last time, we camped in Albuquerque in October, it was freezing cold and we had no air mattress. Both of those problems were easily fixable by camping in Arizona in June, and buying…