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Crawling in the Dark at Colossal Cave: Ladder Tour

on May 27, 2018 Arizona Caves Tours spelunking 311 views

Arizona is HOT. Too hot. It's that time of the year when we question why we're not snowbirds yet. Oh that's right, we still have 347 years left until retirement. Since we can't retire yet

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In Search of Abandoned Contention Ghost Town

on April 22, 2018 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical Mountain Biking Ruins 511 views

Several weeks ago when we hiked out to Presidio Santa Cruz De Terrenate, we noticed on the trail head map that the townsite of Contention was not too far off in the opposite direction. We

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The Lost Grave of Mattie Earp

on March 31, 2018 Arizona Historical Off Road Roadside Attractions 1264 views

The name Celia Ann Blaylock probably doesn't ring a bell. In fact, there was a concerted effort to supress that name out of the wild west's history. Who is she? She was a farmer's daughter,

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum

on March 31, 2018 Arizona arboretum arizona state parks phoenix state parks 361 views

As Tucsonans, we try to avoid that bleak and desolate 2-hour drive to Phoenix as much as possible. It's a horrible drive. Think of a highway that turns into 1 lane, is permanently under construction

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Finding Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate

on March 24, 2018 Arizona Hikes Historical Military Ruins arizona day hikes easy arizona hikes 269 views

The rare cloudy day in Arizona always means an opportunity to get outside and explore so on a rare cloudy day in Arizona, we set off towards Sierra Vista in search of an abandoned 18th

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Hiking Pontatoc Ridge Trail #411

on March 19, 2018 Arizona Hikes arizona day hikes difficult arizona hikes difficult tucson hikes tucson tucson day hikes 329 views

Crossing another one off the Tucson, Arizona bucket list! The Pontatoc Ridge Trail #411 is a relatively short but brutal and beautiful desert hike that leads to the top of a prominent mountain ridge in

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The Cliffside Dwellings of Tonto National Monument

on February 25, 2018 Arizona Ruins 298 views

One of our first forays into exploring Arizona's history and desert happened about 10 years ago, back when we were just babies. This old post at Tonto National Monument always reminds us of where our

Arizona Ghost Towns Historical Off Road

Driving the Epic Off-Road Apache Trail

on February 25, 2018 Arizona Ghost Towns Historical Off Road phoenix 436 views

The Apache Trail is a 40-mile scenic byway through the rugged Superstition Mountains just on the outskirts of Phoenix. This historical, mostly dirt trail winds through some pretty epic scenery, making it a must-do for

Arizona Castles Historical Museums

The Mystery Behind Phoenix’s Mystery Castle

on February 24, 2018 Arizona Castles Historical Museums kitschy phoenix 476 views

We see a lot of oddities on our road trips: from Arizona's infamous The Thing, New Mexico's alien obsession, and all the way across the pond to Scotland's obsession with the Loch Ness monster. The

Arizona Hikes

Madera Canyon Nature Trail

on February 11, 2018 Arizona Hikes arizona day hikes easy arizona hikes easy hikes madera canyon 307 views

Madera Canyon's temperatures run about 15° cooler than Tucson, making it an ideal spot for hiking when Tucson starts to get a little too warm. After searching for the "secret but not so secret waterfall",

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