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Category Archives: National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
April 9-17, 2019 John’s Writing Assignment: Compare and contrast your two visits to the Grand Canyon. Glorious! Both times. There simply isn’t another word for it. Advertisements
Posted in Campgrounds, Hiking, Museums, National Park
Tagged Bright Angel Trail, Desert View Campground, elk, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Depot, Grand Canyon Village, Hermit's Rest, Hopi House, Kaibab National Forest, Kolb Studio, Mather Campground, Phantom Ranch, South Kaibab Trail, South Rim, South Rim Trail, Trailer Village, Tusayan Museum, Watchtower, Yavapai Geology Museum
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Sunset Crater, Wupatki, and Walnut Canyon – near Flagstaff, AZ
April 1-3, 2019 Mother Nature keeps hitting it out of the park. Sunset Crater If you stand on a flat area and look around, every peak you see was once a volcano. The still snow covered San Francisco Peaks appear … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, National Park, Walking Tours
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Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and Tuzigoot
March 27-28, 2019 It never ceases to amaze me what “primitive” peoples could accomplish. Those men, women, and children who built and lived in Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and Tuzigoot were masters of how to live in harmony with nature. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Museums, National Park
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Tucson Area Adventures
March 17-24, 2019 Gilbert Ray Campground This is a beautiful county campground west of Tucson. They don’t take reservations and fill quickly so people start lining up at 8:30 waiting for the office to open at 9:00. We enjoyed nice … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Hiking, Museums, National Park, Science, Zoo
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo and the Desert Rain Cafe
March 9 – 17, 2019 We spent a week dry camping at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of it. We hadn’t either until we pulled up the National Park properties in Arizona and there … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Hiking, National Park, Nature Notes, Restaurants, Scenic Drives, Science
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Phoenix, Organ Stop Pizza and Casa Grande Ruins
February 25 – March 8, 2019 We had several friends hanging out in Phoenix for part of the winter so we wandered over that way. We didn’t have reservations and February/March make up a good chunk of extreme snowbird season … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, National Park, Nature Notes, Restaurants, Uncategorized
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Fort Davis NHS & Davis Mountains State Park
February 22, 2019 Davis Mountains State Park We shifted up to the Davis Mountains so we could tour that area. The State Park was very nice with full hook ups, partial hook ups and no hook ups. We scored a … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, History, Museums, National Park, Scenic Drives
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