Why a haiku post Challenges keep the mind sharp Hope you enjoy it Lajitas Mesa Looming over our campsite Middle of nowhere Isolated land Chihuahuan desert skies gleam Roadrunners flash by Desert to mountains The parks of Big Bend beckon Rio…
Party Along the Pecos
The Pecos River flows through Southeast New Mexico and into Texas before dumping into the Rio Grande. Just north of Carlsbad, NM, a damned portion of the Pecos forms Brantley Lake. We setup camp at Brantley Lake State Park, intent…
New Mexico Nomads
From the Grand Canyon State we rolled into the Land of Enchantment. A ~20 foot high roadrunner sculpture made from recycled goods greeted us outside of Las Cruces. North of Las Cruces, the White Sands Missile Range stretches on for miles,…
Sonoran Sights
Like alien beings, saguaro cacti rise from the Earth, sentinels of the Sonoran Desert. Saguaro NP, just outside Tucson, harbors thousands, many of them multi-limbed giants weighing over 7 tons. They exude a magical quality, inducing a smile from even…
Family in Phoenix and a Goal Fulfilled
We left Cottonwood with eyes set on the Phoenix area. We settled in Apache Junction with two main objectives: (1) see family; and (2) wait out a storm with predicted sustained winds of 30 mph. Mission accomplished, and then some. We…
Vortexing and Other Verde Valley Adventures
Sometimes when you roll into a new spot things just click, you know you are going to like it there. Such was the case at Dead Horse Ranch State Park just outside of Cottonwood, AZ. Dead Horse Ranch hit many…