Sunday, February 18, 2007
Moving East
We are now less than an hour from the Caverns, in Willcox, in a private RV park with WiFi. Saves us a couple hours of driving Wayne (the truck) to go hiking. Friday afternoon we moved camp AND went in search of Fort Bowie National Historic Site. (It IS part of the park system). This is the most remote National What we’ve visited. We drove down a washboard road and then hiked a mile and a half into the fort ruins. It was easy to imagine Apaches and cavalry in these hills. We could have spent much more time here but it was late afternoon and time to leave.
Hiking in the Snow
Saturday we went to Chiricahua National Monument for a day of hiking. It was to be 78 in Tucson. In the mountains it was 52. (Yesterday’s high was 39) Luckily we were warmly dressed. We did a lot of walking on SNOW. We hiked 7.3 miles with lots of ups and downs and all between 6000 and 7000 feet. Amazing rocks! Nice forest trail but along with juniper and pine there are still yuccas and agave.
Wine and Chocolate
Sunday was a non hike day. Went birding :), grocery shopping, and to a wonderful wine and chocolate event at the local winery. Wine in Arizona? And some of it was really good--but the chocolates were super!!
Hiking in the Snow
Saturday we went to Chiricahua National Monument for a day of hiking. It was to be 78 in Tucson. In the mountains it was 52. (Yesterday’s high was 39) Luckily we were warmly dressed. We did a lot of walking on SNOW. We hiked 7.3 miles with lots of ups and downs and all between 6000 and 7000 feet. Amazing rocks! Nice forest trail but along with juniper and pine there are still yuccas and agave.
Wine and Chocolate
Sunday was a non hike day. Went birding :), grocery shopping, and to a wonderful wine and chocolate event at the local winery. Wine in Arizona? And some of it was really good--but the chocolates were super!!
# posted by Carol Harma @ 1:22 PM 
