**This trip took place on Tongva, Kizh, Acjachemen, and Payómkawichum lands** It’s been a bit since my last post but I’m back! We’ve had a couple of difficult months as I very suddenly lost my job at the beginning of April. However I do have a job lined up that I’m very excited about, and… Read More A Weekend of Sand and the Cool Salt Breeze
**This trip took place on Havasupai, Hualapai, Hopi, Kaibab Paiute, Navajo (Diné), and Yavapai Apache lands** A few weeks ago for Kirk’s birthday we headed up to the Grand Canyon for a long weekend. It was a much needed break from work for both of us and I was very excited to finally see the… Read More A Fog Filled Canyon With a Side of Altitude Sickness
We had been interested in doing the Maricopa County 100 miles in 100 days challenge but unfortunately we hadn’t found out about it until a few weeks in and the restriction of only being able to count hikes in county parks made us decide to pass this year (and honestly the cost!). Instead we stumbled… Read More 100 Miles in 100 Days
**These hikes took place on O’odham, Akimel O’odham, and Yavapai Apache lands** My parents sent us a Phoenix hiking guidebook when we first moved in and our first hike was the closest one mentioned in the guidebook (Lookout Mountain). It had been a bit since we had picked another trail from there with so many… Read More Six Months In- Hiking Roundup
**We camped and hiked on Hopi, Pueblo, and Tonto Apache lands** After visiting Sedona with my parents a few weeks ago Kirk and I knew that we wanted to do more hiking in the area. Sedona was a split between the desert and Flagstaff area. The landscape was dramatic with pine trees littering the hillsides… Read More Rocky Road and the Quickest Way Down
**These hikes took place on Akimel O’odham, Hia-Ced O’odham, Hopi, Pueblo, and Tonto Apache lands** At the end of October my parents came out for a visit. I took a few days off work to spend a long weekend with them. It hadn’t cooled down quite as much as we had hoped but it stayed… Read More An Audio Tour and the Trails that Lied to Us
**These hikes took place on Akimel O’odham, Yavapai Apache, Hopi, Pueblo, and Tonto Apache lands** A couple of weeks ago we were fortunate enough to get a visitor! My sister came out for a long weekend and we absolutely loved having her. Kirk had a three day weekend and I had plenty of PTO so… Read More Volcanic Sands and an Escape from Solitude
**These hikes took place on O’odham, Akimel O’odham, and Yavapai Apache lands** It’s time for another round up of new hikes! After our attempt to hike Piestawa Peak a couple weekends prior we knew that if we wanted to find a parking spot we needed to get there early. 5 am early. So we woke… Read More Four Months In – Hiking Roundup
Before moving from Kansas we had a fantastic camping trip with my sister, one of her friends, and a friend of mine. We had a wonderful time in the Ozarks camping with friends and had planned on doing more trips like that. Then Kirk got a new job and we were sad to give up… Read More A Chilled Camping Weekend
Since we had a three day weekend we decided to explore outside the city more. This time our destination was Saguaro National Park. We woke up at 3:30am to drive down and hit the Desert Discovery Trail just as the sun was rising. Every time a trail has plant identification signs we’re thrilled. There is… Read More Sea of Saguaros
