Took advantage of the good weather and many trail options to take four hikes during our 5-day stop in September. Hike 1 – Dorothy Stewart Big Loop, above 7,000′, and 2.9 miles with 669′ elevation change. Moderate rated trail with lots of ups and downs, low shrub/tree vegetation, but not many scenic views. Hike 2…
A variety of trails were available during our week-long stay near Durango. I hiked four, each providing a unique flavor of area terrain. Unfortunately, I failed to save these within the Runkeeper or AllTrails apps on my phone. I estimated the off-trail distances hiked in order to meet MFI at our predetermined rendevouz points, and…
After Page, AZ, we stayed in Durango, CO for a week. MFI had done some research on the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, which was only 36 miles west form our campsite. We spent a day self-touring this intriguing park. There are cliff dwellings across the southwestern US; however, the dwellings at Mesa…
The City of Page sits atop a mesa that varies in height from about 50′ along the south side of town to several 100′ along the north. I found the 10.3-mile Page Rim View Trail on my AllTrails app and decided to hike it across the four days we were there. On the left below,…
We traveled from Las Vegas to Page, AZ on the recommendation of our friends and fellow RVers, Dave and Kathy Pasillas. Specifically, Dave encouraged us to tour the Lower and Upper Antelope Canyons; however, the area also featured famous Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and more fantastic Arizona scenery. Our Page adventure began…
Hiking has been part of my fitness routine for some years now, but this screeched to a halt this past winter and early 2023 travel season for two reasons. First, my shoulder and neck problems and subsequent surgery recovery periods prevented me from hiking for six months. Second, once back on the road, we spent…
Of course stays in Vegas; but then, we didn’t really do that much. Our primary goals were to visit with Larry Paulfrey; Susan Miller and husband Chuck; and Vinni Masteguim of the famous Blue Man Group. Anything else would just be gravy. First, we had breakfast with Larry at his favorite casino, the Aliante in…
We visited Bart Bartlett during our earlier trip to SoCal (see Visiting SoCal – Part 1), and before we parted, he suggested we met again in Cornville, AZ during one of his frequent trips there. Just before we left Phoenix, we agreed to meet him on the 3rd of September. He came back to us…
During our 2021 journey, we stopped in Rochester, NY for the purposes of following up on the North family history (MFI’s mother’s side) and meeting up with her cousins, whom she hadn’t seen (except for one) since she was 9 years old. As a reminder of our stop in NY, here we were then at…
We took a four-day trip back to Green Valley, so we could finish what was left undone from our first visit back in June (Please refer to our earlier blog, Brother Rus’ Projects – Green Valley, AZ). As a reminder, we had converted Rus’ carport into an enclosed garage; however, we now had to refloat,…
