A New Addition to the Family
Later this year we are traveling to Namibia. For those of you who are geographically challenged, Namibia is in Africa just northwest of South Africa. [...]
Incredibolts!
Last night we experienced our first almost-monsoon. What makes a storm a monsoon? There is a super-fancy definition which you can look up (or google [...]
We have clouds!
In the Arizona desert, we can go weeks and even months with cloudless blue skies. This is great for the tourist snapshot, but not for [...]
What’s so special about April 4?
For days we have been walking by a lot of Cereus Cacti waiting for the beautiful “Argentine Giant” blooms. Nearby, the local hospital (Mayo Clinic) [...]
Enjoying the Desert Spring
Spring has come early to the desert and all the cacti are in bloom. Usually, we don't see flowers until early April, followed by a staggered approach [...]
Finally, the Wave
Hike to The Wave, Part 4: We are now up to seven miles into our hiking up and down buttes, through soft sand, and over [...]
Waves & Water in the Desert?
Hiking to The Wave, Part 3: The Second Wave Departing from Sand Cove, we continued on our loop traversing up a sheer sandstone rock face [...]
Sand Cove (a.k.a. Olympic Racetrack)
Hiking to The Wave, Part 2: Sand Cove Since we had visited The Wave the first time back in November of 2012, we had learned [...]
Ever been to a boneyard?
Hike to the Wave, Part 1 A few years ago we visited the “Wave.” Ever since, we wanted to return, even with a long drive [...]