Alpine Mushroom Festival
Weekend trip to Alpine area to attend a Mushroom Festival Field trip and to finally climb Escudilla Mountain the third highest peak in Arizona
Hiking near Pine
Exploring Pine during a short visit on a hot day and finding lots and lots of elk
Finally seeing the becards at Tubac
Finally a successful trip to see the rose-throated becards in Tubac followed by a short expedition on Mt Lemmon
Looking for bears around Alaska (and failing)
Two week tour in Alaska spending a few days in the far northwest of Alaska in Nome and the rest of the time exploring the more well known areas around Anchorage, from Seward and Homer to the south to Denali and Fairbanks in the north and Valdez in the east
Day 18: Exploring Anchorage on our last day
Our last day is a whirlwind tour of Anchorage, multiple museums and parks on a beautiful day
Day 17: Independence Mine and Palmer
Independence Mine is the highlight of the day both from a historic and nature perspective with Palmer being a good choice to relax at the end of the day
Day 16: Back to Anchorage, again
Today we return to Anchorage for what seems to be the 100th time while stopping on the way for some attractions including the Tolsona Mud Volcanoes
Day 15: Valdez
One day exploring the scenic hamlet of Valdez and the thrilling road to it
Day 14: Fairbanks to Gakona Scenic Drive
Turning south we take scenic roads to Gakona stopping at parks along the way for both historical and natural sights
Day 13: A Day in Fairbanks
There are lots of things to do in Fairbanks and we try to do a bit of everything from nature to museums