Onto the hot Deer Hill Trail
On a one night trip to Flagstaff our first day is dedicated to a too hot hike on Deer Hill Trail through a nice forest with lots of beautiful birds
Mogollon Cabin loop, our version
Today we drive to the Mogollon Rim for a ten mile hike on the Cabin Loop trail seeing birds snakes cows and even an elk while avoiding active logging
Geocaching event and exploration of the Rim
Today we are attending a Geocaching event followed by a breakfast and then exploring a few trails finding caches and avoiding the heat
Subaru Camp at Overland Expo West
We spend three days in Flagstaff to take part in the Subaru Camp and visit the Overland Expo West while taking a group drive and camping for one night
Endemic birds and historic sights in Taiwan
Already planned and then stopped by Covid this year we finally make it to Taiwan exploring beautiful natural areas and historic sights
A return to the Pima Air & Space Museum
With our relative that is excited about airplanes we decide on a day trip to Tucson to see the major airplane museum we visited not long ago
Our first time at the Mesa Air Force Museum
Our visiting relative really likes planes so we visit for the first the interesting and relatively small Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum
Short exploration of State Trust Land
With our relatives that are visiting for a week we explore a small area of State Trust Land so they can see cacti and other desert flora
Bonsai, wolves and wrens
This day we start with breakfast at the Wren and Wolf before spending a couple hours at the bonsai exhibit at the Japanese Garden and ending at the Phoenix library
Finding the hummingbird caches
Exploring other State Trust Land areas we visit a series of hummingbird caches that we always wanted to visit and are surprised at the number of homeless encampments