Grand Falls is about 30 minutes out of Flagstaff on Indian land. There are no road signs at all along the dirt roads out there, and no railings along the canyon wall when you get there. And it’s taller than Niagara Falls. Awesome. It’s been dry and cold, so there … Read More
Parks and Recreation
Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Red Rock State Park, and Montezuma Castle National Monument. And there must be at least another dozen places within thirty miles that we didn’t get out and explore. You’ve got to love the Junior Ranger program. Instead of just wandering aimlessly around a park for … Read More
Camping Sedona
Just a few miles south of Sedona is a dirt road that goes on for miles with little camping nooks all over it. We drove in about five miles down the washboard road and found a nice spot with killer views of the red rocks the area is famous for. … Read More
Bouncing Around AZ
We’ve been bouncing around for a few days. All the state parks and national parks are full up, most of the private campgrounds too, which leaves us searching for boondocking sites. It’s fine, but we then find ourselves every couple of days searching around again for a new spot. We can’t … Read More
Southern Arizona
We’ve spent the past few days slowly making our way north. We spent some time in the Saguaro National Park, where the kids did some homework and picked up a couple of Junior Ranger badges. This was Lowe’s first, as he was always too young before. Ouest has even more … Read More
Arizona Boondocking
Hiking and boondocking are the order of the day around here. Lowe single-handedly lowered the peak by three feet. Okay, Coppers, just try and stop us now. So long, BUMFZLE. We picked up the new plates from friends in Bisbee, but the campground was full up, so we missed out … Read More
Around Tombstone
We spent a couple days in Tombstone doing tourist things. We visited the Boothill Graveyard, watched a shoot out, and even took in a trolley tour. It’s hard to get more touristy than that. Kind of hard to look tough in those shoes. My little girl needs a new pair … Read More
Attitude Adjustment
After narrowly avoiding getting locked up in the State Pen, we spent the next morning at the Patagonia library where a wonderfully typical white-haired bespectacled grandmother helped us with printers and copiers while the kids flipped through books. I love small town public libraries. They are something that we in … Read More
The Welcome Wagon
What a day. We left our last Mexican campground early this morning. So far so good. About an hour later we found we had a flat tire. An inside rear tire. Not a big deal, but it would be way easier to get it fixed in Mexico so we quickly … Read More
Mexico Norte
You gotta love waking up and hitting the beach in your pajamas. Long sleeves, though. We’re definitely getting north now. Only kids can get so much enjoyment and take such pride in cleaning up a filthy beach. For us adults, one look at all that garbage, and we can easily … Read More
Puppies and Stingrays
After leaving Mazatlan we went to a nice little campground in Celestino just fifty miles or so to the north. A swimming pool, fun play areas for the kids, and a completely abandoned beach full of driftwood for fires. Talking with the owner he told us that we were the … Read More
Goodbye Mazatlan
The other day I took Ouest out on a little lunch date downtown. We hit our favorite taco stall at the market—a place we’ve been eating tacos together since she was three. We drank horchata, fed pigeons, and just strolled around. She makes a good date. There is always some … Read More