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Riding the Arizona Ghost Town Trail

We missed our days of exploring abandoned mining towns of the old wild west so we set out on an adventurous binge along the dusty Ghost Town Trail to explore Gleeson, Courtland, Pearce, Douglas, Bisbee, and Tombstone.

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Tucson’s Desert Oasis: Lower Tanque Verde Falls

on January 23, 2016 Arizona Hikes Waterfalls tucson water 400 views add comment

Tanque Verde Falls was near the bottom of our 2016 Arizona To Do list. We were out and about running errands and decided to hit up this short hike to the falls while we were

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Mountain Biking the Saguaro National Park East Loop

on January 18, 2016 Arizona Mountain Biking National Parks tucson 300 views add comment

The day after we arrived home from a fantastic vacation in Washington State, we headed back to Honeybee Canyon Loop on our mountain bikes to burn off those holiday calories. Third time's the charm, we

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Bellingham’s Best Urban Park: Whatcom Falls State Park

on December 31, 2015 Hikes State Park Washington Waterfalls bellingham 283 views add comment

Whatcom Creek flows right through Whatcom Falls State Park, a beautiful 241-acre park on the southeast side of Bellingham that boasts 4 sets of waterfalls, hiking and biking trails, a swimming hole, playgrounds, tennis courts,

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Stimpson Family Nature Reserve

on December 31, 2015 Hikes Washington bellingham 207 views add comment

Just minutes outside of downtown Bellingham is the beautifully serene Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, a great place for trail running, family hikes, and exploring nature. At the trailhead is a tree decorated with peanut butter

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Infiltrating the English Camp on San Juan Island National Historic Park

on December 30, 2015 Ghost Towns Historical National Parks Washington san juan islands 269 views add comment

I admittedly have a bit of an Anglophilia so whilst on a visit to San Juan Island, we explored the English side of San Juan Island National Historical Park. It’s so amptly named “English Camp”.

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Lighthouse at Lime Kiln Point State Park

on December 30, 2015 Ghost Towns Hikes State Park Washington friday harbor lighthouse pacific ocean san juan islands 307 views add comment

Curiousity compelled us to ferry out from Anacortes to visit the San Juan Islands. Not being familiar with this area, we wanted to venture to the islands and chose the most populous San Juan Island.

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Remnants of the Past: Lime Kiln Trail

on December 28, 2015 Ghost Towns Hikes Historical Washington granite falls 396 views add comment

Near the banks of the rushing South Fork Stillaguamish River lies an abandoned, twenty foot tall brick structure surrounded by ferns and mossy trees. This lime kiln, built in the 1890s and abandoned in 1934,

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Washington’s Most Visited Attraction: Snoqualmie Falls

on December 26, 2015 Hikes Washington Waterfalls 303 views add comment

We are back in Washington for some end of the year family time for the holidays! Although more rainy than when last we were here, that didn't deter us from seeing Snoqualmie falls and hiking

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Honeybee Canyon Loop: Getting Lost So You Don’t Have To

on December 19, 2015 Arizona Mountain Biking oro valley tucson 337 views add comment

Good thing we're motivated to shed off our summer-fat (in most places, people gain weight over winter. In Arizona, winter is our active season because only crazy people run in 110°+ summer). On our first