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Category Archives: Arizona

Our Awesome Hike at Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

We visited Chiricahua National Monument in eastern Arizona. It was a mountain oasis in a desert of grass. The landscape was pretty cool. And there were TREES. We hadn’t seen trees in a month – just cactus. Mom and dad decided that we were going to hike. A long one! I didn’t really want to…

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Tombstone, AZ & the Gunfight at the OK Corral

No trip through south eastern Arizona would be complete without visiting Tombstone. The town is the location of a famous gunfight, some mining, and plenty of ‘trades’ practiced in the old west. We were staying a few miles south of town on public land, and ventured in for the experience. When We Visited: February 25, 2015 Ages of Kids: 9. 7….

I Freak Out in Phoenix & One of My Big Mistakes

Last year when we came through Phoenix, we only spent 3 days at Usery Regional Park. We knew there were a few other parks in the area that other traveling friends loved, but we couldn’t get in as they were ALL full! Every day. Ridiculous. Since we were on a mission to get to Disneyland, it…

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  • The Scenic Route

    We definitely understand your feelings about the Phoenix area parks. Through a combination of spending time camping with friends and having to be close to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport for a business trip we will have spent 6 of the last 8 weeks in the Phoenix area. Each park is beautiful in its own way but they are so far away from other stuff. Running errands or visiting attractions outside of each park is such a trek. Every GPS direction seems to be “make a turn and stay on this road for 8 miles”. This place is so spread out!

    We have been in Lost Dutchman, McDowell Mountain, detoured to Catalina State Park near Tucson and finally White Tank back in Phoenix. Lost Dutchman is definitely our favorite of the four. We will be back but for a shorter visit the next time. Almost two weeks in each park was way too long.

    We’re heading early next week to Prescott and Cottonwood for a change of scenery. See you down the road.ReplyCancel

  • Lost Dutchman State Park is one of my favorites and I love the hiking trails. Although it is getting pretty warm, the desert blooms have me sticking around…. Well, my son lives here also, so another good reason to hang just a little longer 😉ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      The desert in bloom is absolutely AMAZING! Good reason to stick around. 😉ReplyCancel

  • This was such a timely piece for me! We had been struggling with the idea to head back South to warm up or stay in the beautiful scenery outside Cottonwood. You definitely spoke to some of the same things I felt while in the Phoenix area. I think we will stay up around here. So much to see and do!ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Awesome! Glad it was helpful. We are headed to the Cottonwood area this week – hopefully we can run into you!ReplyCancel

  • Rich Charpentier

    I forgot to mention in my comment to you guys on your contact form. We’ve got amazing rock climbing, mountain biking, and paddling here. So make sure to get in touch and we’ll do the tour. 🙂 Livingintin / Rich CharpentierReplyCancel

  • […] a brief, but dramatic, total freak out by me (read all about that here) we settled into the park and really loved it. A lot. The Superstition Mountains are ragged, […]ReplyCancel

Tiny House, Big Backyard Free Printable

We’ve had quite the week so far at Lost Dutchman State Park near Phoenix, AZ. Along with a new environment came new challenges, personal discoveries, and some growing pains. Through our conversations, Sam and I kept returning to our deliberate decision to live the way we are because of the mental shift it created in…

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Rocky Point Beach, Puerto Penasco MEXICO!

We went to Mexico! Okay, it wasn’t anything glamorous, but since we were down in Organ Pipe National Monument under an hour from the border, we thought, “why not?” And since we were crossing the border, why not go all the way to beach? When We Visited: February 18, 2015 Ages of Kids: 9, 7, 4…

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  • Holly

    My husband and I have really been wanting to go to Rocky Point. I have been a little hesitant to make the first trip alone (Just the two of us) beccause I am somewhat concerned about safety. From your post, you seem to have had a rather uneventful trip without anything of concern happening. Thanks for sharing. If you do have any more info to share, I’d love to hear!ReplyCancel

  • Lissa Menge Cook

    You time traveled as well? March 18 is still 5 days away in California 😉ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      We are so amazing! lol!! I’ll go fix the date. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Kyle

    Looks like another place our family needs to check out! I’m shocked no one checked your passport! I can’t forget to get passports when we start as to not miss out on fun things like this! Thanks!ReplyCancel

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