Category: Continuous Travelers
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Continuous Travelers – Oh Shenandoah
Our first stop in Virginia was the college town of Blacksburg, home to the Hokies of Virginia Tech. Not quite in the Shenandoah Valley, but close to mountains, hiking and all the excitement of a big-time football college with 39,000 +/- students. We really thought this might be the place for us as we drove…
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Continuous Travelers – A Series of One-Night Stands
Although we told each other we were going to take our time and enjoy the cross-country trip after leaving Tucson (we tried), we found ourselves simply putting in the miles. The three nights we spent in Amarillo, Texas waiting out the high, gusty winds and freezing cold left us anxious to speed ahead and begin…
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Continuous Travelers – Rock On
Several years ago, as we wandered through Saguaro National Park in Arizona, a couple suggested we stop at Chiricahua National Monument. We had not heard of it, but made the detour to check it out.It’s a small, out-of-the-way park outside of Willcox, (spelled with two Ls) Arizona. Back then, Reg learned of a park service…
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Continuous Travelers – The Biggest Surprise
We’re coming up on five months of trailer living, easily topping our former 3-month record that took us from Oregon to Canada’s Newfoundland and back two years ago.Because our current trip finds us with no home to return to, you might wonder how are we adjusting? Or are we? Have the walls been closing in…
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Continuous Travelers – Desert Icons
The beloved saguaro cactus has long been a symbol of the American Southwest. These slow-growing desert giants may reach a height of 40-60 feet once fully mature, but that will take about 125 years. The slow growth is a strategy that allows the saguaros to survive long droughts by storing water. Their specialized root systems…
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Continuous Travelers – The Cactus Shack
Because the Tucson temperatures have been steadily rising over the last week or so, and we were getting a late start, we chose a relatively short 3.9 mile loop trail Friday through Saguaro National Park East. Unfortunately, we found a chunk of our loop was closed for renovation which left us winging it without a…
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Continuous Travelers – Monday Morning Safari
Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo… Paul Simon We are learning that Tucson is not just blue skies, cactus and hiking trails, although there is much of that to enjoy. Today we left our hiking shoes at the trailer and drove 15 minutes to the Reid Park Zoo, a 24 acre, city-owned…
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Continuous Travelers – Ancient Footsteps
Two years ago, we escaped the cold Oregon winter and, for the first time, spent January and February in Tucson, Arizona. The area turned out to be a hiking paradise for us, offering what seemed to be a never-ending network of trails. This year we’re back in Tucson, revisiting some old favorites and discovering new…
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Continuous Travelers – This Is Not What We Expected
It was a free campsite, just off California’s Interstate 10…a quick stop on our way to Tucson, Arizona. There are no amenities offered at Chiriaco Summit Campground, just a place to park…no charge. Reg and I expected a free-for-all with trailers and RVs scattered every which-way around the desert landscape. However, the Chiriaco Summit rest…
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