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Piccolo Grande Canyon
We’ve not been to Texas in a decade – the last time was a ten day stay at Big Bend – so a detour to what looked like a decent Texas State Park was in order. Palo Duro State Park seemed like a good place to visit. The Park claims that that canyon is the…
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City of Rocks
The days in the Sonoran Desert were really nice. After leaving Organ Pipe Cactus, we spent a few days in the Tucson area at State Park. Like at Organ Pipe, we saw beautiful scenery and had nice weather. But we have commitments in Minnesota, so are starting for home. Our first stop was City of…
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Organ Pipes
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument abuts the Mexican border in south-central Arizona. The Monument encompasses and preserves a part of the Sonoran Desert. The landscape is dominated several mountain ranges, the desert floor by saguaro and organ pipe cactii. If you are a fan of desert landscapes and nature, the Monument is worth a visit.…
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Traveling the Southern Border
If you travel close to the southern border you get used to crossing borders. Not the international borders as determined by wars, coersion or purchases, but the border as determined by CBP – Customs and Border Patrol. Their border is not where internationally recognized lines on maps might be, but rather wherever they decide the…
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Drip… Drip… Drip…
When we left Minnesota the weather was well below freezing so I decided to forgo de-winterizing, leave without testing the water systems and instead do that once we got to where it was consistently above freezing. That meant that if I had a problem with the pump, water heater, tanks or plumbing I would find…
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The Chiricahua Apaches
In nearly every place I’ve been, I’ve found something interesting to learn about. Sometimes it’s geology, sometimes wildlife, or perhaps history. The last few days in the Chiricahua National Monument are no exception. This area of what is now Arizona and New Mexico was the homeland of the Chiricahua Apaches, led by familiar names like…
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Michael Janke 