Arizona

I’ve visited the Southwest five times over the past few years, but it took me until my 6th visit this year to finally visit a ranch, a real working dude …

During our road trip through Northern Arizona our path crossed the famous ‘Mother Road’, Route 66, several times. On our last day we decided to drive the section of Route 66 from Seligman to Kingman, one of the few in-tact segments of the highway which originally stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles. On the way we found numerous original gas stations, motels, road side shops with classic 50s & 60s cars out front and other Route 66 memorabilia which awakens the nostalgia of the Great American Road Trip from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast.

We have compiled a list of our favorite places in Tucson – what to see, where to eat, where to sleep when you visit Tucson, and some ideas for day trips out of town.

Antelope Canyon is a destination that has exploded in popularity over the past few years – and rightly so. This canyon in Arizona is, despite its rather small size, one …

Dani’s latest photo essay of the mighty saguaros in southern Arizona…

We’re back in Tucson for our third housesit here and have already had an interesting visitor in our front yard – a javelina, also known as skunk pig!

This week we leave Arizona and head over the border…to New Mexico! Our two week road trip starts tomorrow!

Last weekend we visited Tubac, a small artists’ colony only 20 miles from the Mexican border in Southern Arizona. This little town had quite a tumultuous past – read more about it here!

In my monthly round-ups, I am looking back at my travels over the past four weeks, what went well and what didn’t, and what’s next for me.

Along the Border: San Diego, California to Tucson, Arizona