Category: Arizona
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Picacho Peak kicked our butts!
From the Tucson area we moved west, stopping at Casa Grande, AZ. After arriving there, we did our usual investigation for places with good hiking. We didn’t find anything in the immediate area, but we discovered that beautiful Picacho Peak, which we had admired from I-10 west of Tucson, is located within a state park…
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Snowy Arizona? – Tucson
Driving south from the Cave Creek area, we tucked ourselves in north of Tucson, the second-largest city in Arizona. We thought it might get warmer as we headed south – wrong! A cold front brought clouds and rain – even snow at the Santa Catalina mountains where we were parked. For the first time during…
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Sky Displays to Behold …
It would be a shame if we didn’t share some incredible sunrises and sunsets we’ve been experiencing. These photographs speak for themselves, although they cannot completely capture the moments. Plowing through the hundreds of images was tough, for so many were exquisite – I hope I chose the best. Again, the location was Cave Creek…
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And now the rest of the story…
Picking up from where we left off for the holidays, our tale of the Sonoran Desert outing continues. Aside from partying in the desert with our new friends, we took time to go beyond Cave Creek Regional Park and sightsee the areas of Cave Creek, Carefree and Apache Junction. These communities are just a sliver of the…
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What a year it was!
The year 2012 was one of major endings and new beginnings for us. Early this year, Steve and I fired ourselves from our jobs (retired early) and gave up our comfortable income. We terminated home ownership and divested ourselves of almost all of our earthly possessions. All of this to pursue a dream and begin a…
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It’s party time in the desert! – Cave Creek, Arizona
After scoping out Quartzsite to mark the spot where we think we’ll stay in January during the RV show madness, we headed east, destination – Cave Creek Regional Park – located north of Phoenix. This is a 2,922-acre park that sits in the upper Sonoran Desert. The town of Cave Creek is known for its…
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Holiday Greetings from the Lowes!
It’s that time of the year where we pause from telling travel tales and celebrate the season. To our followers, fellow bloggers and readers…
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Where the heck is Quartzsite?
We had heard about the “biggest RV gathering on the planet” in Quartzsite since way before we even hit the road. Most RVers we’ve met either love or hate Quartzsite, some even tried to discourage us from going. So what and where is Quartzsite? If you are a rock hound, gem collector, snowbirder, hobbyist…
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A great place called Cattail Cove – Arizona
On our first morning at Cattail Cove State Park, we were awakened by a strange pitter-patter on the roof. Oh no – we just cleaned Betsy and the car, and now it’s raining! Wrong. After a minute we realized it was a flock of Great-tailed Grackle running around on the roof, and they sounded a…