Shae and I spent most of April and May of 2021 in Arizona having also spent a couple of weeks there in 2020 just before - and just as - COVID started impacting the US. It's a beautiful state with lots of great hiking, delicious food and other stuff to do, although the heat can … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Arizona
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Some Downtime In Phoenix, AZ – Here’s What We Did
After visiting Tucson back in April, we headed up to Phoenix for a few day while we waited for Shae's mom and stepdad to fly in to join us for a week near Sedona. We liked the hotel we stayed at in Phoenix so much, we decided to return there the next month after visiting … [Read more...] about Some Downtime In Phoenix, AZ – Here’s What We Did
1 Week Near Sedona, AZ – Here’s What We Did
Back in April (yep, I'm a little behind on posts!) Shae's mom and stepdad came out to visit us in Arizona. They were keen on visiting Sedona and Jerome, so we booked an Airbnb in Prescott Valley as that was fairly close to both locations. We had a great time while we were … [Read more...] about 1 Week Near Sedona, AZ – Here’s What We Did
Hiking To Devil’s Bridge In Sedona, AZ
I'd heard people rave about Sedona, AZ in the past and was curious if it would live up to the hype. It did! The place is absolutely freakin' beautiful, with the hike to Devil's Bridge and the views from there giving you some incredible vantage points, although a subsequent … [Read more...] about Hiking To Devil’s Bridge In Sedona, AZ
Hoodoo View At Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
After leaving Deming, NM, Shae, Truffles and I headed on to Tucson, AZ. When checking our list of things to do in Arizona, we saw that Chiricahua National Monument was sort of on our way. I say it was sort of on our way because we had to drive past it and, after getting off … [Read more...] about Hoodoo View At Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New Mexico
Shae and I spent February, March and the first week of April 2021 in New Mexico. We'd spent a few weeks in Albuquerque, NM at the start of the pandemic last year, but didn't get to see much due to everything being shut down. I'd been looking forward to returning because we had … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From New Mexico
Visiting Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument In New Mexico
On our final day in New Mexico, Shae, Truffles and I headed up to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. It was a bit of a trek from where we were staying in Deming, NM as it was a 2 hour drive. The fastest route had us going via City of Rocks State Park, but another option … [Read more...] about Visiting Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument In New Mexico
Visiting Mogollon Ghost Town In New Mexico
After visiting Catwalk Recreation Area in Glenwood, NM, Shae and I decided to make the most of being out that way by visiting Mogollon Ghost Town. Mogollon was once a thriving mining town located only a few miles from the Catwalk Recreation Area as the crow flies. We're not … [Read more...] about Visiting Mogollon Ghost Town In New Mexico
Visiting PistachioLand: Home Of The World’s Largest Pistachio
After spending a week in Carlsbad, our next stop - and final stop after two months in New Mexico - was Deming. The route took us past White Sands National Park but just before that it took us through Alamogordo with a great roadside stop called PistachioLand. PistachioLand is … [Read more...] about Visiting PistachioLand: Home Of The World’s Largest Pistachio
12 Days In Albuquerque, NM – Here’s What We Did
When first arriving in New Mexico we spent three weeks in Bloomfield, then moved on to Los Alamos for a couple of weeks. After that we moved on to Albuquerque for 12 days. In addition to doing stuff in Albuquerque, we took a few days trips a little further afield to Santa Fe … [Read more...] about 12 Days In Albuquerque, NM – Here’s What We Did