We leave the dry heat of Tucson just in time to miss the monsoon. I think we have had temps as high as 111 officially at the airport.
We are going to spend the muggier months in the high country. Dolores, CO to be specific. Okay. Not high by CO standards. About equal to Flagstaff. But there are higher mountains all around and we plan to hike them. Hiking is best done at temperatures well below 100. Well below.
We will still have Wifi and cell phones if you need to contact us. If you don't have our email or cell phone numbers, you probably don't need to contact us.
We are looking forward to this new experience. Previously, our longest CO stay was two weeks, so two months will be a treat. We will hope the forest fires all burn somewhere not near us. There will be fires. All the experts say so. But, elsewhere, please. That's all we ask.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Happy Fathers' Day
Happy day to all the fathers out there.
I was awakened with a skype call from Greg and Julian. It was 7 am here, time to get up, anyway. The little guy can (and does) repeat anything you say. He also demonstrated that he can hold up two fingers and say "Two" when asked his age. And he now says "Julian" when asked his name. Previously, he said "Bebe" when asked.
Peggie and I are really getting in shape. We will go to the Y this morning to get in another workout. The hiking is on a weather-conscious hiatus. Even at 5 am the temps are too high to go far enough before it is just too hot. When we get to Colorado next week, we will resume daily hikes, with some overnighters to become familiar with all our new gear.
We were not selected for our desired October dates at the Grand Canyon, but we will reapply for November, and the last resort will be to just show up and hope to get a cancellation slot. In the meantime, we will take day-hikes on a variety of trails.
The closest thing to an adventure lately was a drive to Pleasant Valley and a hamburger at the Antler Cafe in Young. We met Don, Karin, Margie, and Dave there and exchanged some equipment and maps. The drive is quite pretty. We saw just one deer high-tailing it up the mountain. Pleasant Valley is the site of Arizona's most famous range war/feud. The Tewsburys and the Grahams fought the Pleasant Valley War for five years in the 1880's and '90's.
Today is the summer solstice. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. Temps in the area were over 110, with extreme heat warnings for the entire Sonoran Desert below 5000 feet. As long as our new A/C unit keeps working, we will be comfortable.
I was awakened with a skype call from Greg and Julian. It was 7 am here, time to get up, anyway. The little guy can (and does) repeat anything you say. He also demonstrated that he can hold up two fingers and say "Two" when asked his age. And he now says "Julian" when asked his name. Previously, he said "Bebe" when asked.
Peggie and I are really getting in shape. We will go to the Y this morning to get in another workout. The hiking is on a weather-conscious hiatus. Even at 5 am the temps are too high to go far enough before it is just too hot. When we get to Colorado next week, we will resume daily hikes, with some overnighters to become familiar with all our new gear.
We were not selected for our desired October dates at the Grand Canyon, but we will reapply for November, and the last resort will be to just show up and hope to get a cancellation slot. In the meantime, we will take day-hikes on a variety of trails.
The closest thing to an adventure lately was a drive to Pleasant Valley and a hamburger at the Antler Cafe in Young. We met Don, Karin, Margie, and Dave there and exchanged some equipment and maps. The drive is quite pretty. We saw just one deer high-tailing it up the mountain. Pleasant Valley is the site of Arizona's most famous range war/feud. The Tewsburys and the Grahams fought the Pleasant Valley War for five years in the 1880's and '90's.
Today is the summer solstice. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. Temps in the area were over 110, with extreme heat warnings for the entire Sonoran Desert below 5000 feet. As long as our new A/C unit keeps working, we will be comfortable.
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