To be honest, we really didn’t want to leave Joshua Tree when we did. The weather was perfect, and we felt like we were finally getting a handle on the place. But, we also wanted
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After our loop through Arizona, Jen and I crossed back into southern California for the second time in nine months and found ourselves back in Joshua tree, camped just a few sites from where we
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Much like Mt Lemmon, I had never heard of Queen Creek, and it was not on any travel plan. But, a friend told us to check it out as we went past Phoenix, so we
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Mt Lemmon was not on the list of places to visit. I had never even heard of it. It’s so off the grid that we had to buy the guide book at a used book
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Continuing our Museum rest day, Jen and I decided to check out the Pima Air and Space Museum. We arrived 2 1/2 hours before closing, and it was not nearly enough time. We walked through
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If you ever want to feel like “How are we all still here?” then go tour the Titan Missile Museum. Just South of Tucson, this silo held a nuclear warhead until the START treaty. Now
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We went to Cochise Stronhold on the recommendation of several friends. It reminded me of a giant version of City of Rocks. Both the approaches and the climbs were bigger, and the very few bolts
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Sedona is one of those places that I really want to like, but it has one major flaw. The trails here are simply amazing. It’s some of the most fun riding I’ve done anywhere. Not
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After slot canyons and a bit of cragging around Zion, Jen and I decided to head a bit south to Red Rocks, yet again. The goal remained the same. Do a ton of cragging and
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Jen has been talking about doing the Subway for about as long as I’ve known her, but for some reason we just never got it done. Getting the permit, renting the dry suits, and scheduling
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