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  • Two nights in Prescott, AZ–Tucson for Christmas trip

    Two nights in Prescott, AZ–Tucson for Christmas trip

    We visited Prescott in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Prescott is known for a historic and happening downtown and outdoor adventures, and we’ve long had it–and specifically the campground we stayed at–on our giant wishlist map with notes along the lines of “looks like a really cool town” and “campground seems like

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  • Two nights in Catalina State Park, AZ (visit #2)–Tucson for Christmas trip

    Two nights in Catalina State Park, AZ (visit #2)–Tucson for Christmas trip

    We visited Catalina in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Read about our first trip in 2021 here. We loooove Catalina State Park. As I said previously, if you’re in Tucson, please go to Catalina for a day, or a night, or a hike. The park is phenomenal, and we had a fantastic

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  • One night in Waddell, AZ–Tucson for Christmas trip

    One night in Waddell, AZ–Tucson for Christmas trip

    We visited Waddell in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. If you’re here for info on Waddell, a small town 20 miles northwest of Phoenix, sorry but I don’t know anything about it. I can, however, tell you about Waddell’s wonderful White Tank Mountain Regional Park. White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a

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  • One night in Boulder City, NV–Tucson for Christmas trip

    One night in Boulder City, NV–Tucson for Christmas trip

    We visited Boulder City in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Boulder City might have been the biggest pleasant surprise of our Tucson for Christmas trip! We went there specifically to see the Hoover Dam and were delighted to find such a cute town. Also delightful: our campsite, with a spectacular view of

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  • One night in Tulsa, OK (visit #2) — Tucson for Christmas Trip

    One night in Tulsa, OK (visit #2) — Tucson for Christmas Trip

    We visited Tulsa in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Read about our previous visit in 2022 here. From Memphis, it was a long interstate day. 5 hours 30 minutes–UGH. Tulsa is a bit of a diversion from the I-40 trek out west, but we think it’s worth it! Campground Last

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  • One night in Memphis, TN (visit #4) — Tucson for Christmas Trip

    One night in Memphis, TN (visit #4) — Tucson for Christmas Trip

    We visited Memphis in December 2023 as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Read about our first visit in 2017 here, our second in 2020 here, and our third in 2022 here. From Bowling Green, it’s a four-hour interstate drive to Memphis… or should I say West Memphis, AR, where our campground is located, and

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  • One night in Knoxville, TN — Tucson for Christmas Trip

    One night in Knoxville, TN — Tucson for Christmas Trip

    We were in Knoxville in mid-December 2023, as part of our Tucson for Christmas trip. Our Tucson for Christmas trip has begun! We’re heading west–I’m typing this from cold, rainy Amarillo, and I hit publish in Arizona! Since we’re rushing out West as quickly as reasonably possible, we replaced our usual first stop of Asheville

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  • Two nights in Black Mountain, NC–Quickie to the Mountains trip

    Two nights in Black Mountain, NC–Quickie to the Mountains trip

    We were in Black Mountain in mid-November 2023, as part of our fall quickie to the mountains trip. We also visited Asheville on this trip. Read about our second Black Mountain visit in May 2024 here. As previously discussed, we landed in Black Mountain after a couple nights in Asheville, followed by a night in

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  • Tucson Favorites

    Tucson Favorites

    Tucson is one of our very favorite cities to visit. It’s tied to our past: J’s brother and his family lived there for twenty years until about ten years ago; and for as long as I can remember, my Uncle Jim has been in love with the Arizona desert and has made frequent pilgrimages to

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  • One night in Damascus, VA (visit #2)–Five Days in the Mountains

    One night in Damascus, VA (visit #2)–Five Days in the Mountains

    We visited Damascus in September 2023, as part of our Five Days in the Mountains trip. Read about our first visit in 2016 here. We couldn’t dally too long on the Nolichucky because we had a bike shuttle reservation in Damascus! Our first Airstream trip after Big Trip #1 was to Damascus, a tiny town

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