Tuesday May 28 - Thursday June 20 2024Our beloved host from Kauai, Jiva, coincidentally retired to our favorite neighborhood of Western New Mexico: Gila Hot Springs. We were graciously allowed to camp out on his new 3-acre property for several weeks, helping out with planting,...
Friday May 24th - Monday May 27th 2024Aaron and I left the badlands of western New Mexico for the green mountains of the Gila Wilderness at the start of the famously busy Memorial Day holiday weekend. We arrived at the Cosmic Campground by late afternoon:...
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...
Saturday May 4 - Saturday May 11 2024I rolled into Moab late Saturday evening after riding in the CO2UT gravel bike rice in Fruita, CO. I took the bike race as a sign that I should head onward to Moab earlier than initially intended, and...
Saturday May 4 A week ago my friend Lindsey offered me her registration in a gravel bike race taking place in Fruita, CO not far from the border with Utah. The Desert Gravel Race event was a big one, with a 1000 people competing across 30-mile,...
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...
Friday October 20 - Monday October 30 2023We finally left the Gila Wilderness after a blissful, relaxing week immersed in remote wilds of New Mexico. We were bound for Tucson, Arizona for a few weeks with my cousins Mike, Brian, their 11-year old daughter Olivia...
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...