Explore nature, both wild and human, with Michael and Christina
March 2017 Chiricahua National Monument has been on our sightseeing list since we first visited southeastern Arizona. The name, which comes from the tribe that once lived in the region, is unique and fun to say, the way that it rolls off the tongue. The landscape of this monument matches its name. With a dizzying…
March 2017 We spent far more time camping in the Casino Del Sol parking lot in Tucson than we planned – 19 nights to be exact. I was a bit frustrated about staying in a parking lot for so long, but there is no such thing as a year-long vacation. At some point you have…
The ultimate place to experience the lush, green Sonoran Desert in a remote, wilderness setting is at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Michael and I appreciate the stark beauty of desert landscapes and the unique plants and animals adapted to desert environments. Our favorite desert so far is the Sonoran Desert. We fell in love…
From our campsite near Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, we watched hundreds of sandhill cranes fly in to roost in the wetlands every evening as the sun was setting. Their calls tickled our ears and gave us goose bumps. At night we fell asleep to their intermittent calls rising up from the wetlands as well as…
Desert bighorn sheep are elusive animals that live in extremely steep and rocky desert mountains of southwestern North America, and they blend in well with their environment. Populations have declined significantly over the past 100 years, due to competition with wild horses and burros for water and forage and diseases from domestic sheep and cattle….