The weather forecast suggested that a change in plans was necessary, so rather than hike in the wilderness I chose to walk along the Rio Grande to Mesilla, an old village established in 1850 and whose town center is recognized as a national historic landmark. It was at the crossroads of two stagecoach lines and attracted such notorious figures as…
Category: A Southwest Road Trip
May 17: Saguaro Nat’l Park and a drive to Las Cruces
An early start this morning took me to Saguaro Nat’l Park, the eastern Rincon Mountain District. There’s a lovely 8 mile scenic drive through the edge of the park, and a trailhead for a short hike along that route. So it was just about the distance of a reservoir walk, but with rocks and rabbits and rattlesnakes. I didn’t actually…
May 16: Santa Catalina Mountains
At the suggestion of my Camino boot angel friend Kim, I headed out early to the foothills of the Santa Catalina mountains, in the Coronado National Forest which just to the northeast of the city of Tucson. She had suggested the Sabino Canyon area, where there are several canyons providing a variety of hikes of different lengths and degree of…
May 15: LA to Tucson
The car was packed and I was on the road by 8:30 this morning, setting off for a long day in the car with an updated iPod, some snacks and beverages and the excitement that comes with all new adventures. The gray May of Los Angeles was in full force all the way to Palm Springs where the cloud cover…
May 14: Prepping for the Journey
Once again I’ve been bitten by the travel bug, giving me itchy feet. So I head off tomorrow on a road trip to Arizona and New Mexico. I will keep to the southern parts of both states, do some hiking, visit state and national parks, and absorb the southwestern life style. After the first week I will be joining a…