After spending the summer in Colorado, we’re now in Camp Verde, AZ for a week before we visit family in Tucson for Christmas. It’s sunny, warm, and extremely quiet in our dispersed camping spot. We see a couple cars come by each day but that’s it. We have a short lapse in our health insurance …
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 60 mile remote rolling landscape of badlands with some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region. Time and natural elements have etched a fantasy world of strange rock formations made of interbedded sandstone, shale, mudstone, coal, and silt. We’ve seen this topography/geology several times in our …
Derek and I have visited Astoria several times back when we lived in Bend and it is always fun. This visit was no different. I craved fish and chips so first up was a stop at The Bowpicker. The Bowpicker is a converted gillnet boat that sits on dry land now in a little lot …
I know, I know, it’s been awhile since our last blog post. Summer is in full swing and we are busy enjoying the trails , lakes, and rivers in the area. Instead of doing separate posts, I will lump together some of our recent adventures. Durango Durango has a nice town trail network of various …
After spending spring in Arizona and New Mexico, we’ve migrated back over to Colorado for the summer and are staying in the Mancos area for a few months. We’ve spent quite a bit of time in SW Colorado over the past couple decades and always have a good time. We’ve already been busy with all …
The trails in Flagstaff are tough in that there is a lot of climbing and with exposure. Derek rode some different loops out here and I’ll just lump them together. We do most of our stuff on weekdays so there wasn’t many other users out. I did see some trail runners and he came across …
Before the weeklong thunderstorm hit, we checked out the Porter Mountain Trails in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ. These trails are part of the White Mountain Trail Network and while they weren’t as fun as the Secret Trails, they were still a good ride/hike. This trail system does seem to be more popular with horses so be aware. …
While in town to do laundry, we took the time to go to the Visitor’s Center and pick up a walking map and a Youth Mural Program Guide. The Youth Mural Program should be held on a high pedestal for other communities to follow. The program engages young people and teaches them the history and …
Living in an RV on the road is tricky for a number of reasons. We like our space and quiet so we don’t usually stay in rv parks or campgrounds. That leaves public lands and during winter, that means the SW region. While we wait for the real spring to happen we are in Sonoita …
After leaving Butte, we drove a short distance and are now in the Anaconda/ Phillipsburg, MT area for a week. The day of our first ride here the weather forecast was for 90% chance of rain after noon but we took our chance and went for a ride anyway. We rode up to four alpine …