Author Archives: teresa

Crazy Woman Campsite, Why, AZ.  We have a beautiful campsite and shade, so we are staying here working on the computers in the truck.  The weather is clear, sunny, not too hot.

It rained this morning… RAIN!  it’s raining in the desert!  It’s just an off and on drizzle, but it’s enough for the whole place to smell of the creosote bush.  We decided to check out one of the missions nearby.  … Continue reading →

We went to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  We got there at 7:30 am for a bird walk with a docent (trained volunteer) and we stayed until about 5:30, when the security guard was locking the gate.  Wow!  This place is … Continue reading →

We woke this morning to a bird serenade.  We just lazed around the camp and kind of took a day off.  We worked on the computers for a little while.  We’ve got an additional battery and inverters so we can … Continue reading →

We’d love to go to the Desert Museum, but we have to do our chores first.     A cholla cactus attacked my bike while driving and Andrew had to rescue Rex, my bike mascot.  Andrew has gained a new respect … Continue reading →

We were kind of slow getting up this morning… until the gunfire began.  We got our stuff together and got out.  As we were leaving, we saw in the next campsite someone shooting at targets with an earth berm behind … Continue reading →

Early this morning we saw Border Patrol pass through the camping area.  I guess we’re still not too far from the border.   We got started early to get to Kartchner Caverns.  This is a newly discovered cave, first discovered in … Continue reading →

Cooked a good breakfast of chorizo and eggs (Soy-rizo, actually)  It was nice to have a good breakfast.  When we’re in a hurry to catch a tour or start a hike early, we just have some oatmeal or dry cereal.  … Continue reading →

Chiricahua National Monument, AZ. We caught the shuttle van to the top of the mountain and filled the last two seats open. We talked to the ranger for a few minutes and laid out a route for us to se … Continue reading →

We woke up this morning to find the truck covered in snow and the thermometer said it was 24 degrees.  We started up the dirt road but the truck had other plans.  The gas gauge began acting odd.  It would … Continue reading →