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Four Corners Monument

Four Corners Monument

Posted on April 19, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Where else can you stand in four states at once? And that’s about all this place has going for it – if there…

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Spider Rock

Spider Rock

Posted on April 4, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

I waited and waited in the wind and drizzle for a break in the cloud cover, and finally was rewarded with the perfect…

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Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Posted on April 4, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Monument Valley is one of those must-do trips for anyone venturing the Southwest. It looks like a lot of tourists make this a…

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Canyon de Chelly Extras

Canyon de Chelly Extras

Posted on April 3, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Here are some extra photos from our Canyon de Chelly trip that didn’t make the prime-time cut, but are good memories for us.

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Canyon de Chelly

Canyon de Chelly

Posted on April 3, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced D’Shay) is entirely owned by the Navajo Tribal Trust of the Navajo Nation. It is the only National Park…

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Petrified

Petrified

Posted on April 2, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

We’ve finally visited over half of the National Parks, 31 down and 30 to go. So many amazing places in this country, and…

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Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park

Posted on April 1, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Neither of us had visited Petrified Forest National Park before, despite it’s relatively close proximity to the Grand Canyon. As with the other…

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Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain

Posted on February 27, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Since we’re staying at the Saddle Mountain BLM area, Saddle Mountain is literally right in our backyard. No sense not climbing it! Alltrails…

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Deserted

Deserted

Posted on February 26, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

A drone shot of the WWII markers in the middle of the desert to show training pilots the direction and distance to the…

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Nowhere

Nowhere

Posted on February 24, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Sunset in the middle of nowhere Tonopah, Arizona

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Desert Sunset

Desert Sunset

Posted on February 20, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Another clear cold sunset in the middle of the desert. Silent except for the wind through the Palo Verde and Mesquite, and the…

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Hello from Last Year

Hello from Last Year

Posted on February 18, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Hello. To you. From us. Last year.   Big Nose Kate’s Saloon, Tombstone, Arizona

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Morning Excitement

Morning Excitement

Posted on February 17, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

A little morning excitement – always interesting to wake up to a fire outside.   Mittry Lake Wildlife Area, Yuma, Arizona

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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain

Posted on February 16, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

When we were boondocking at Kool Korner, this was right in our backyard. I looked up at it and thought ‘oh yeah, I’m…

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Organ Pipes

Organ Pipes

Posted on February 3, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Colette is starting to wonder if she should start doing a bit of double-checking on these hikes I tell her are an easy…

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Organ Pipe National Monument

Organ Pipe National Monument

Posted on February 2, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

It’s not easy to get to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but it’s definitely worth the trip! 100 miles southwest of Tucson and…

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Tucson Sunset

Tucson Sunset

Posted on January 31, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

With the storm comes the show. Another amazing desert sunset out the RV window. Justin’s Diamond J Resort, Tucson, Arizona

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Climbing the Cat

Climbing the Cat

Posted on January 22, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

I am here because it’s there. A couple times coming up the Northwest Ridge I thought ‘huh, I should probably be roped in…

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Cat Mountain

Cat Mountain

Posted on January 21, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

This album consists of visual waypoints for hikers attempting climb Cat Mountain via the Northwest Ridge.

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Desert Bloom

Desert Bloom

Posted on January 14, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

It just takes an afternoon rainshower for the desert to immediately green up and for flowers to pop out everywhere. Wasson Peak, Saguaro…

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Hiking Wasson Peak

Hiking Wasson Peak

Posted on January 13, 2019March 25, 2020 by jim

Wasson Peak is rated the number one hike in Saguaro National Park West, and for good reason. We chose to take the combo…

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