adventures with a dog and an airstream
This will be our fourth time taking the Airstream to Tucson. Read about our first trip here, second here, and third here! Luuuucky us! We get to spend Christmas in Tucson with family! We’ll be in the Airstream in our...
We were in Tucson at the beginning of November 2022, as part of Big Trip #4. Read about our first trip in 2019 here, and our second in 2021 here. We weren’t supposed to go to Tucson during Big Trip #4....
This post is part of our pre-trip planning for our big trip in Fall 2022. HERE IS OUR POST-TRIP RETROSPECTIVE! As we’ve been sitting in steamy Virginia waiting for the summer crowds to leave the national parks, our fall travel...
We were in Bisbee from February 12 to February 14, 2021. From Lost Dutchman up near Phoenix, we swung south again almost to Mexico for the last stop on our delightful little tour of Arizona. Bisbee is a small hamlet...
We were in Lost Dutchman from February 10 to February 12, 2021. Lucky us: we left one absurdly beautiful Arizona state park and headed to another. From Catalina State Park just north of Tucson it’s a 1.5-hour drive up to...
We were in Catalina from February 8 to February 10, 2021. If you’re anywhere near Tucson, just go to Catalina State Park. Just go! Only about 20 minutes north of Tucson, Catalina is insanely gorgeous, the hikes are (mostly) dog-friendly,...
We were in Tucson in early February 2021. Read about our first visit in 2019 here and our second in 2022 here. It’s a long drive from Marfa to Tucson! We don’t normally like to pull eight-hour driving days, but...
Cold weather is for the birds. Especially during the pandemic when all our activities are outdoors. So why not go to a place where the outdoors is more pleasant? Here’s the plan (and here’s what we actually ended up doing):...
All through my formative years, my aunt and uncle had a pet tarantula. A strange choice of pet, no doubt, but Uncle Jim loves the Desert Southwest more than just about anyone else I know, so I guess it made...
We were in Tucson at the very end of November 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our second visit in 2021 here and our third in 2022 here. J and I have a past relationship with Tucson:...