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Our truck and trailer in the Casino del Sol parking lot where we camped

Things That Fly – Birds and Planes in Tucson

Posted on July 12, 2017July 23, 2017 by Christina

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…

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Three sandhill cranes up-close flying at Cibola

Sandhill Cranes at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 by Christina

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…

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Christina scanning the distance with her binoculars from the top of Klahhane Ridge

Olympic National Park – The North Side

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 by Christina

We love something about every national park we have visited, but some parks are so dazzling that they become imprinted in our memories, and we could return again and again. Olympic National Park is now one of those parks. Just ten years ago, I was not even familiar with the existence of Olympic National Park….

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Michael and Christina in front of Heart of Rocks in Chiricahua NM.

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