It is going to be an outstanding year for desert wildflowers. All the reports say it will rival or exceed the last El Nino year, 1998. We have learned to watch the rainfall that Southern California and Arizona receives starting … Continue reading →
Bzzzz went the alarm. 5am. I wasn’t going to let the heat get to me again. We were going to get on the trail early. I stumble into the kitchen and make the coffee and sandwiches. Breakfast is a cheese … Continue reading →
I never do well in hot weather. So why did I think it would be different this time? We slept in and lazily got up around 8:30am. We decided to go to Blue Willow for breakfast before going for a … Continue reading →
Well, it was a busy fast hot four days in Tucson last week. We wanted to squeeze a trip to the desert since we haven’t been there since 2001 and have a chance to do a training hike for Mt. … Continue reading →