For our Spring Break this year, we headed south to find some sun. We had to go further south than last year to find some truly warm weather and so headed to Tucson, Arizona. We wanted to see another park (Saguaro National Park) and get some hiking in. It was great to get some sun and exercise. We got to see a lot of fun things. We stopped at the Valley of Fire near Vegas and did some short hikes there. The rocks were similar to those found in the South Coyote Butte and White Pocket area. We did some short hikes in Saguaro National Park (on the west side). We also saw the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Old Tucson. Our longest hike was to Seven Falls in Sabino Canyon. It was about 8.5 miles and a great workout. We were pretty sore since it was our first real hike since October. We took a quick trip to Tombstone and tried to get some pictures at the Final Four Stadium in Phoenix. (Tried and failed because the security was so intense there we could not get within 1000 feet of the stadium even just to take a picture. Even on Sunday morning when no games were being played.) On our way back, we went by way of Monument Valley, which was very cold and rainy but still beautiful. We also did a quick (cold and windy) stop at Dead Horse State Park near Canyonlands. It was a great trip. We got some new lenses for our camera that we got to try out as well. We are excited for this to be the first of many trips this year.
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Two Trekkers
Elisa Gee and Melinda Gee, just two sisters who love to travel. We both work in schools and have summers to play. Archives
June 2017
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