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Plans for 2024, my 70th year!
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Updated April 16, 2024 Reaching 70 and being in overall great health emotionally and physically is something I celebrate! Sure, I have my share of “age-related wear and tear”, but nothing yet is holding me back from enjoying life and… Continue Reading →
Greetings and happy holidays to all! 2023 was a busy year for us, with family visits, travel, adventures, and a few challenges, so we decided to share an end-of-year summary with family. We hope you enjoy it! It was a… Continue Reading →
Despite COVID’s impact throughout 2021, and my personal ups and downs, it was a good year overall. December was especially eventful with hikes, runs, swimming, rock climbing, and volunteering with the Pima Animal Care Center. I signed up for the… Continue Reading →
The Valley of Fire Backcountry Trailfest is a weekend of trail races in Logandale, Nevada. I learned about them from a woman I met last June through Meetup.com. Cassie was visiting Tucson from out of town, and was looking for… Continue Reading →
My December 5, 2019 hike in Aravaipa Canyon was quite magical, so I decided to do it again with Alastair and several friends. Aravaipa Creek flows year-round, an unusual phenomenon in the Arizona desert. The Bureau of Land Management manages… Continue Reading →
A group of friends joined Alastair and me at Canyon Lake for my 66th birthday. I swam by myself at the lake on my birthday a year ago, and the weather conditions were identical to this year: air temp 60F,… Continue Reading →
On the first day of 2019, I led Oracle State Park’s First Day hikes. The night before, it snowed between 4-6 inches, but the park was already busy by the time Alastair and I got to the Kannally Ranch House… Continue Reading →