BUMFUZ XMAS

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Picacho Peak

Officially rocking new Bumfuzzle plates. Wait… Bum Fuz? As an aside, Minnesota used to have great license plates, with blue raised lettering. This switch to black block sticker lettering (it was probably ten years ago for all I know) is really horrendous. It really feels like everything we touch these … Read More

Birthdays

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O 12 years

Ouest turned twelve on us. Like we don’t even get a say in the matter. Fortunately, Ouest doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes of a tween. She remains a thoughtful, fun, and caring big sister, and about as perfect a daughter as anyone could imagine. I hope all your wishes … Read More

Fine Tuning

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Cave Creek

We made it! I have to say, there were a few times the past couple of weeks that I wasn’t at all sure we would make it to Arizona, but we rolled in to Grammy’s right on time, just like we said we would. In all honesty, I sort of … Read More

Tombstone

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Tombstone Kids

Tombstone is one of many places in the world that owes its current existence to one historical event, even though a lot happened in Tombstone in a short period of time. Riches were discovered, people rushed in, riches were exploited, people rushed out. If not for the shootout at the … Read More

Around Bisbee

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Lowell

Bisbee is a nice little artsy town way up at 5,500′ elevation in southern Arizona. We always tend to think of Arizona as desert, but forget how crazy the elevation changes can be. It’s cold up here, but nice and sunny. The campground in Bisbee is right across the road … Read More

Rockhound

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Rockhound State Park

We rolled down the remarkably empty highways towards Carlsbad Caverns, where we spent a night at an incredibly unremarkable campground right outside the gates. In the morning we were up the hill early for our 8:30 am reservation. I’m not sure how many people they let in at a time, … Read More