County Park

  • Bill Frederick Park

    by Amanda March 9, 2015

    What do you do when you want to go to Disney World, but you don’t want to shell out the big bucks to stay at Disney’s Fort Wilderness? Well you could…

  • Old Friends, New Park

    by Amanda March 2, 2015

    We had a bit of a culture shock last week. After spending two months in the Keys where the biggest store is a run down Kmart covered with a charming…

  • Bear Creek Lake Park

    by Amanda August 18, 2014

    After spending the last six weeks exploring the mountains, we reluctantly left the majestic peaks behind and headed down, down, down. All the way down to the outskirts of Denver. The first thing…

  • Back in Tucson at Gilbert Ray

    by Amanda February 21, 2014

    Monday afternoon we arrived at the Gilbert Ray Campground in Tucson and settled into the very same spot we stayed exactly one year ago. The timing was a strange coincidence,…

  • Cactus Hunting & Concert Going

    by Amanda February 19, 2014

    We kicked off our last weekend in Phoenix with a little cactus hunting. Crested cactus hunting to be specific. These rare cacti sport a deformity in the form of a…

  • Wow, this week has just flown by…can you believe it’s Thursday already? We’ve been here at McDowell Mountain Regional Park since Sunday, and have been happily toiling away the days…

  • Gilbert Ray Campground Take 2

    by Amanda February 20, 2013

    This week we’re back at Gilbert Ray Campground on the east side of Tucson. We’ve never made a return visit to a campground before, so I guess this must mean…

  • Gilbert Ray Campground

    by Amanda February 5, 2013

    Yesterday we officially ended our 40 night boondocking streak. It was a bittersweet moment. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time out in the “boonies” so to speak. The freedom, the…

  • Heading East

    by Amanda November 21, 2012

    We decided to make our journey east to Las Vegas into a three day journey. From our last stop in San Luis Obispo it would have been a seven plus hour…

  • San Luis Obispo

    by Amanda November 19, 2012

    I am going to admit right away that during our 2 night stay in San Luis Obispo we didn’t explore the city at all. Well…technically we did a bit of…