There is no doubt about it, Southern Arizona weather in the winter can’t be beat. We are blessed with blue skies, lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. If we are fortunate to get a few winter showers the desert comes alive in the spring. The cactus look fat and sassy, the creosote is vibrant green […]
The brownies are stored safely in the oven and the three amigos are on the road again. Monty, Zoe and I decided on a spring trip this year, we just don’t want to miss that good old summer time in Tucson. Our destination is Florida and the only thing worse than summer in Tucson is […]
The first trip we took in the new motorhome turned out to be quite an adventure. We brought it home from Texas in July and except for the congestion getting through Houston the trip was open road, relatively straight and flat. We had many miles to get familiar with the feel of driving something this […]
It all started in 2012 when we turned into Craig’s list junkies. After years of towing a 5th wheel around with a Dodge dually or loading the 11′ Lance camper on the truck and towing an ATV trailer, or jeep, we decided to downsize. We turned to Craig’s list and sold the ATV and trailer […]
Monty left Grand Junction, Colorado and lived in Austin, Texas for a short time before arriving in Arizona in 1984. He brought with him the love of camping and dirt bike riding. We met in 1990 and he quickly introduced me to the joys of camping and we rode double on the dirt bike many […]
In the mid 90’s, while we were still working, Monty mentioned to some friends at Raytheon that we were going up to Colorado over 4th of July. To our surprise one of his friends said that sounded like a great idea and he’d come along. Mike had spent some time with us down in Mexico […]
In 1997 we spent Christmas Eve with the kids in Phoenix and then headed out camping until New Years. This trip took us to the deserts of California and up to Death Valley. At the time we were using the original camper on a Chevy truck and we had the Tracker that we towed. We […]
This is the time of year we celebrate graduates. Like many families across America ours was caught up in the festivities. We have nine grandchildren, seven live in Phoenix and two in Colorado. Our oldest grandson has two sons of his own. As you can see there are a lot of opportunities for […]
August in Tucson is hot and muggy, what a perfect time to head up to the Pacific Northwest to check out tall trees, waterfalls, volcanos, islands and beaches. Our first stop for the evening, was along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon We hoped to see some of the Perseid meteor showers but we […]
It goes without saying that I like Arizona, I grew up here and the place you grow up always has a special place in your heart. But I have to admit Colorado is my favorite state. Monty grew up in Grand Junction, where the red rock Colorado Monument is located. To the east you have […]