Monday July 10 - Tuesday July 11I celebrated my 37th birthday in the Gila Wilderness and my only wishes were for chocolate and to backpack to Jordan Hot Springs. Aaron amazingly located my favorite chocolate bars, Taza, at the Gila Cliff Dwellings visitor center and...
Thursday May 23 - Friday May 24 2024We left the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness and headed further south with El Malpais National Monument as our goal destination. We stopped for a quick diner breakfast at the adorable Lil's restaurant in Thoreau, NM and a beer at the...
Tuesday May 21 Aaron and I reunited with friends and family at the Tico Time Bluegrass Festival which is held not far from Durango, CO in Aztec, NM. Since we were already out on the western edge of New Mexico, we used the geographical opportunity...
Wednesday May 8 2024 - Day CanyonI tackled this 6-mile canyon hike that was also along the beautiful Potash Road on Wednesday. It was a good increase in difficulty, since it also came with a 2,300ft elevation gain across the 3 miles up the wide...
Monday May 6 2024 - Jewel Tibbets ArchMoab is probably best known for Arches National Park -- and while I have yet to go to Arches or Canyonlands National Parks, on this particular week I felt like perusing the wealth of free BLM hiking and...
Thursday April 11 I parked the night before at a popular trailhead before just outside the entrance to Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, CO. I drove into the monument early to enjoy my scenic tour around the park. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:...
Friday November 10th - Sunday November 12thIt was bittersweet to leave Tucson with its giant saguaros speckling the mountain slopes above, but it was time to explore one more Arizona gem with my cousins - the Chiricahua mountains. We drove the scenic route through historic...
Thursday Nov 2 2023 Later that week, I took myself all the way to the top of Mount Lemmon to the very end of the road. The tiny ski village town had multiple restaurants and tons of hikers, tourists, and residents bustling about. I parked at the...
Sunday Oct 15 2023 We spent a lazy morning with Mike, Brian, Olivia and their two dogs Roxie & Quinn discussing our hiking options, making breakfast and warming up under the early New Mexico sunshine. We finally settled on a loop hike recommended to us by...
Thursday Oct 12 - Saturday Oct 14 After a bustling summer and autumn at Peaceful Earth Gardens harvesting everything in sight (grapes, apples, plums, pears, peaches, apricots, raspberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, chard, basil), Aaron and I were ready for a bigger trip away from...