December 29- January 11I suppose it’s inevitable that we end up spending our southwest winters in the same spots year after year. In fact, we’ve stopped even planning out our…
Arizona
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Return to the Wonderful World of Cactus!
by Amanda January 21, 2019December 9-15While I don’t have much love for the city of Phoenix, we seem to end up there at least once a year when wintering in the southwest. Over time,…
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More Cactus Love at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
by Amanda February 16, 2018February 4-10 When a national monument is named for a very special cactus that only grows in a small corner of Arizona and Mexico, you know the scenery is going…
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Hanging with the Saguaros in Ajo
by Amanda February 9, 2018January 28 – February 3 We first visited the tiny town of Ajo, AZ way back in the winter of 2013. It was our first winter of full-time RVing and our…
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Lost Dutchman State Park
by Amanda February 5, 2018January 14-27 We are officially in winter mode. For us, that means longer stays in one spot, very little planning or making of reservations, fewer adventures, and more time spent…
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A Great Start to the New Year
by Amanda January 16, 2018December 30 – January 13 We spent the first two weeks of 2018 hanging out in the desert surrounded by gorgeous scenery and great friends. With ample opportunities for hiking,…
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Lee’s Ferry, AZ
by Amanda November 10, 2017Well, that didn’t take long. After only a month or so of writing my daily journal I completely dropped the ball last week and didn’t write a single entry. Instead of…
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Lone Rock Beach & Page
by Amanda November 3, 2017Saturday, October 28 While trying to come up with a fun weekend adventure Tim mentioned kayaking in Lake Powell. I immediately jumped all over that. It’s been months since we…
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Our Happy Little Desert Community
by Amanda February 11, 2016We just finished up four weeks of boondocking in the Arizona desert near the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. A whole month! We almost never stay in one place that long, so…
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A Trip to The BIG City
by Amanda February 3, 2016Our main goal for this winter was to have no goals. No commitments, no reservations, and no plans other than enjoying some time in the desert with who ever we happened to bump into.…
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Slowing it Down in the Southwest
by Amanda January 14, 2016It seems that blogging is going to be a bit sparse over the next month or so as we enjoy a low key, slow-travel kind of winter here in the…
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Christmas in Tucson
by Amanda December 28, 2015Unlike last year when we spent Christmas smack in the middle of Florida at my Grandmother’s house, this year we decided to enjoy a desert holiday in Tucson. Our very…
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This week in an Instagram / March 9-15
by Amanda March 16, 2014A short stop in Tombstone / O.K. Corral / Boondocking among the rocks / Looking very small from above / Pecan grove minus the pecans / A morning visitor /…
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Indian Bread Rocks
by Amanda March 14, 2014If you’ve been following along then you know we ended up at the Indian Bread Rocks BLM last Sunday after failing to get a spot at Kartchner Caverns S.P. If…
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Change in Scenery, Change in Plans
by Amanda March 10, 2014Saturday was our last day in Bisbee, but instead of spending it in town we decided to venture out for some exploration of the surrounding area. Our destination was the…