McDowell Mountain Regional Park as been on my “visit list” for at least 2 years. We even had reservations here two years ago, but it was too late in the spring and we cancelled in favor of higher elevation to escape the heat. When we decided to spend winter 2017 in Arizona again, McDowell Mountain climbed…
We started backpacking with our kids in 2015 with a fun 2 night, 3 day trip to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. We used the packs we had on hand, which included small, and slightly uncomfortable day packs for both Andrew and Cara. They weren’t designed to hold much weight (which was fine) but also…
Its no secret we are fans of Woombikes. We were introduced to them in 2014 as Cara was ready to leave training wheels behind. We had a fantastic experience as she basically just climbed on the bike and pedaled away (6 Reasons to Buy Your Child a Woombike). We’ve now reached another milestone with Cara’s bike…
This last Thanksgiving weekend, we spent 3 days out in Channel Islands National Park. The park consists of 5 islands located off the coast of southern California. While doing research prior to the trip, I discovered one of the attractions for Santa Cruz Island is the sea caves. We have enjoyed paddling in lakes, streams,…
Nice post! We just visited the place last week with the family and it’s such a wonderful experience! From Ventura Harbor my kids enjoyed the show “A Treasure in the Sea”. The island is beautiful and the scenery is breath-taking. We also did a little hiking and it feels like we are outside USA, a lot of cute little foxes and ravens. It’s a great experience!ReplyCancel
Its no secret we love our Airstream Travel trailer (see our reasons for choosing Airstream in this post). 3 years in and we still are happy with our purchase, and fully support the brand. Recently, Airstream launched a new style of trailer: The Basecamp. Its different from their regular travel trailers in a few fundamental ways:…
Looks amazing! Now i want to go to the desert!
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I love this park! We had just started mtn, biking when we visited several years ago and I fell in love with the trail system. Planning to go back next winter and use your trail suggestions as a guide. Thanks for sharing all the lovely photos 🙂
Thanks Amanda! These are definitely great trails for beginners. Such good exercise. I’m missing it already!
I live in Tucson and have been wanting to get up to Phx to ride some of their mtb parks. With so many trails and camping this one looks like the place to start. Thanks for the suggestions and great write up!
[…] since the WanderingWatsons visited two years ago. Once we managed to pull ourselves away from the mountain biking haven at McDowell Mountain, we drove straight to this boondocking site southeast of Tucson, AZ. Loaded up with extra water, […]