Exploring Tucson’s Barrios: Hollywood
This is the third post in a three-part series on exploring Tucson’s historical barrios. If you would like to read the first post and second, click on the links. During my past two visits to Tucson at...
View ArticleSpringtime in the Desert
This week’s Photo Challenge is to celebrate Spring in photos. Sadly, here in Minnesota we have had the wettest April in 130 years and our Spring is very far behind. We don’t even have leaves on the...
View ArticleBest Hikes in Tucson: Bear Canyon’s Hike to Seven Falls
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Nestled within the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona lies Sabino Canyon, one of Tucson’s most...
View ArticleThe Arizona desert in bloom
Yesterday I took my daughter to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum located in the outskirts of Tucson and I was in awe of the colorful cactus in bloom. It is more verdant than ever in Arizona given the...
View ArticleHiking Saguaro National Park
“The desert, to those who do listen, is more likely to provoke awe than to invite conquest”. – Joseph Wood Krutch, Author, Naturalist, Conservationist Desperately seeking a break from a cold, dreary...
View ArticleThe Best Hikes in Tucson’s Sabino Canyon
There is no better way to connect with the raw beauty of nature than by doing a good hike. I grew up hiking and for the past twenty years I have enjoyed sharing many hikes with my father, my siblings...
View ArticleOn Top of Tucson’s Highest Peak: Hike to Mount Wrightson
Hands down, one of the greatest hikes in Tucson is to the top of Mount Wrightson. Located about 40 miles south of the city in the lush Coronado National Forest of the Santa Rita Mountains, Mount...
View ArticleTucson Travel Guide: How to Plan the Perfect Trip to Tucson
Tucson, with her laid-back charm and sunny disposition, has long been a top destination for travelers craving a visit to the American Southwest. With an average of over 300 days of sunshine, four...
View ArticleBest Hikes in Tucson: Hiking the Ventana Canyon Trailhead to Maiden Pools
For the past 25 years, I’ve been a regular visitor to Tucson and have fallen in love with her laid back, Southwestern disposition and charm. Tucson has become like a second home to me and there is no...
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