Heceta Head was a spot of frequent fishing and hunting by the American Indian tribes that populated the area and is part of the Siuslaw Indians’ traditional lands, known in their language as ɫtúwɪs. Now it’s a tourist attraction. Heceta Head is named for Bruno de Heceta, a Spanish navigator and explorer, who surveyed the Oregon coast …
Even though we lived in Bend for 16 years, we didn’t spend a whole lot of time on the coast or in the valley. As we travel north to the Olympic Peninsula we are stopping over in some new and old places. I hate driving. I know that sounds weird for someone who travels full …
Our last activity in Cave Creek was a short hike to see a small waterfall. The hike is a little less than three miles and pretty straightforward since it’s an out and back. The destination is Camp Creek Falls. This isn’t a difficult hike and we saw people with young kids and others with dogs. …
Somehow until now we have not hiked Pima Canyon. It is a great hike in the foothills of Tucson. Like a lot of hikes in the area, you can make it as long or as short as you want. You can go out and back or even connect to other trails for a horseshoe like …
After a couple days of cool temps and rain, we tackled the trails for a hike in Sabino Recreation Area. There are a lot of different hike options in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Our National Parks pass also gets us in this area so the normal $8 day use doesn’t apply to us. From …
Saguaro National Park has two separate locations, intersected by the entire city of Tucson. The east one is where we ride a nice road loop because the paved road is one way and twisty and for the most part, you are going as fast as any car so traffic isn’t an issue. It doesn’t get …
Saguaro National Park East is a pretty cool place. Derek and I ride the loop out to it and then do a lap or two of the park and it makes for a great road ride. The road loop in the park is one way which makes for a nice experience because for the most …
Beach Day! Derek and I used to ride up and down the coast a lot when we lived in San Diego. One of the good hill climb days would be to ride up through Torrey Pines Preserve and Mt. Soledad but I don’t think I ever hiked Torrey Pines. During our recent San Diego trip …
Happy December! We’re in Tucson for the holidays and have been enjoying the sunshine and family time. Our posts will be sporadic over the next few months. BUT, I forgot to do our last post from the Camp Verde area. We hiked around a little canyon by our camp spot to see some petroglyphs we …
Wanting a low key, quiet hike, we drove the short distance and hike Woods Canyon by Oak Creak. This is a pretty mellow hike that heads up the canyon along Beaver Creek. The creek was dry except for the small crossing at the trailhead where there was a small trickle. In the spring the waterflow …