Dona Ana Trails The BLM’s Doña Ana Trails in Las Cruces are worth it if you’re in the area, which we are. Derek and I rode 17 miles with 1666′ of climbing. From the parking area the trail climbs...
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park is the newest National Park, designated such in 2019. Before then it was a National Monument. Some 275 square miles of dazzling white gypsum sand dunes shift and settle in the Tularosa Basin a short...
Mesilla, New Mexico
Derek and I both like old buildings so we went into the old Mesilla village in Las Cruces. Mesilla was incorporated in 1848 and in the “wild west” era attracted colorful characters like Billy the Kid and Poncho Villa....
Dripping Springs
Once again, we put our National Park pass to use and visited Dripping Springs Natural Area. It’s Bureau of Land Management and normal $5 but they accept the park pass so it was no charge for us. We spent...
Las Cruces, New Mexico
I will venture to bet that not many people reading this blog have been to Las Cruces, NM; though maybe I’m wrong. After leaving Tucson, we drove over to Las Cruces for a week to see what there is...
New Year Adventures
Pontiac Ridge Our first hike of the year was short but sweet. We hiked Pontiac Ridge which was four miles with 1300′ of climbing so basically two miles up and two miles back. What a gem! Once you get...
Arizona Trail – Last Ride of the Year
What an awesome year! We’ve ridden and hiked in some amazing places since we first set out from Bend last January. For the last day of the year it seemed fitting to mountain bike. If you read our blog,...
Christmas in Tucson
This year Derek and I have collected billions of memories and they just keep coming this holiday season. I was able to spend my niece’s 8th birthday with her, and Christmas with family. We made four kinds of homemade...
Final days in San Diego
Looking back through pictures, we realized we never posted from out last days in San Diego. While staying with Derek’s mom, we took another day to ride around the area and check out the views. We took our gravel...
Just Like Old Times
Tourists in Our Old Town Before Bend, Derek and I lived in San Diego and now we’re back as tourists. We took an afternoon to go down to La Jolla cove and walk along the beach and up through...