Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
I mentioned last week that the resort we stayed at backed up to the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. This preserve is free to visit and is open from 5am to 7pm. There are some low peaks hikers can hike up. As we were just there to get in a couple of miles for general exercise and
Earlier this summer Keltin and I visited Phoenix for a family reunion. The desert was absolutely beautiful, I loved it but I’m never going back in the summer again if I can help it. I’m not sure I didn’t melt. I did wear enough sunscreen to not get too burned but the dry heat was
I’m a bit behind on my posts. This was a Getaway trip from this spring. We wanted a relaxing weekend and a rainy one was perfect. We expected some rain but a thunderstorm with those big windows in the cabin was a bit wild. Bear was not a fan of the thunder and it made
This was kinda of a wild camping trip. We kept being chased away by chill bison. They were there and weren’t going to be moving anytime soon so we went elsewhere. There was a bison in the middle of the hiking trail and when we got back to camp a big bison was just laying
Last winter I went hiking at Clear Creek Nature Heritage Center and I had been wanting to go back and see it when it is all green for a while now and I finally had a chance to go. It had rained that day, everything was bright and green and very muddy. It was worth
I posted the first part of this story last week and it can be read here. But I wanted to talk a little bit about Amache after the people incarcerated there had left. The buildings that were built in the 1940’s are no longer there. The buildings that have been added since Amache became a
I want to preface this post by noting that this is a topic that is not discussed enough. I don’t remember learning much about Japanese Interment Camps in school. I had to talk to the special collections librarian at my local library to find local information. These pictures are very pretty and now the landscape
Spring is a time of growth and renewal. The world coming back to life after dark and gray winter days. Storms and building humidity break to give way to vibrant colors, budding trees, and sunny days. Step into brighter days with me. Let me know your favorite part of spring. I’ll see you in the
One of our favorite places to hike is the LBJ National Grasslands. It doesn’t show in the pictures but this hike was a bit crazy. When we arrived at the trailhead it was PACKED. Normally there are a handful of cars but rarely more than 10. This time, there were cars everywhere. Turns out, there
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