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Completing a Half Ironman was on my bucket list for a number of years, and when I turned 70 this year I thought the perfect present to myself would be a 70.3 Ironman. After looking at multiple 70.3’s, I decided… Continue Reading →
Arizona Mountain Man Triathlon started in 1984 and is one of the longest standing triathlons in the West. The race takes place at Upper Lake Mary, just a short drive from Flagstaff, at an elevation of about 7000 ft. During… 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 →
I first traveled to Cabo San Lucas with my parents in 1991. They had retired to Tucson, AZ in the mid-80s, and then purchased a timeshare at the Pueblo Bonito Cabo Resort a few years later. By the mid-90s, my… 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 →
Alastair and I had been interested in exploring more of Utah, so when I was looking at trail races for 2021 the Vacation Races Bryce Canyon event was at the top of the list. We left four days before the… Continue Reading →
On the weekend of October 17-18, I joined a group for the AZT’s Trail Design and Layout training event on the Arizona Trail Passage 4 (Temporal Gulch) in the Rincon Mountains. Our training focused on: Why, who, what of trail… Continue Reading →
Our vacation plans abroad this year were cancelled, but we were able to get away for a week in Flagstaff – great break from the heat and smokey air in Tucson. The emphasis of the trip was on hiking, and… Continue Reading →
February is a great month to visit Cabo San Lucas – day temps in the upper 70s and water temps in the upper 60s, and the whales and their babies are migrating up the coast. Alastair and I spent a… Continue Reading →