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  • Transitioning to a new chapter of our life

    We agreed sometime in 2019 that our return to Tucson, AZ at the end of the year would be the conclusion of our full-time travels.  During the past 8 years we’ve visited every U.S. state (several of them multiple times) and much of Canada.  We even slipped down into Mexico a couple of times to…

  • Celebrations in Tucson, AZ

    Celebrations in Tucson, AZ

    Tucson, AZ  has become our unofficial annual wintering ground.  Having unexpectedly spent six months here last year taught us a lot about the city, and we confirmed it’s not a place we want to be during the summer months.  But this time through we were happy to meet up with a lot of friends, and…

  • Superstars of the desert – the Saguaro flowers

    Superstars of the desert – the Saguaro flowers

    My wish of seeing the Saguaro blooms has been granted, even though with Steve’s situation it’s under less-than-desirable circumstances.  But we’re enjoying this opportunity as our consolation for being in Tucson this time of the year.  The best way to view the white Saguaro bouquets was to revisit Saguaro National Park. Driving there was also a step forward for…

  • A rendezvous in the desert – Tucson, AZ

    A rendezvous in the desert – Tucson, AZ

    So here we remain, at our “winter headquarters” for this year – Tucson.  The population of over a half million seems to be spread out enough that it usually doesn’t feel too overcrowded, although we do try hard to avoid commute hour traffic when possible. We love that this city is ringed by mountain ranges offering endless hiking opportunities,…

  • Winter Break for Betsy – Tucson, AZ

    After camping at Regional and State parks on the outskirts of Phoenix for several weeks we moved south to Tucson for a longer stay.  Our drill each winter is to stay in one place long enough to take care of all the maintenance and repair issues that Betsy requires.  This year the spot of choice was Tucson,…

  • 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…

  • Snowy Arizona? – Tucson

    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…