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Stinson Mountain – April, 24, 2024
In keeping with my effort to stay as far south as possible while continuing to knock out the 52 With A View list, yesterday I rolled down to Rumney, NH to give Stinson Mountain a try. The ride south took a couple hours, and Google directed me to the small trailhead parking lot without issue. There was parking for 4 or 5 cars directly off Lower Doetown Road, and I was fortunate enough to grab one on the clear and sunny April morning. I arrived around 10:30AM, and the temperature was already over 50° and projected to go higher. There…
Keep readingKearsarge Mountain: Back on Home Turf – April 17, 2024
Having been back in New England for a week or so, I’ve been itching to get back on the trail. The last hike was three weeks ago in Saguaro National Park, where I hoofed it up to Wasson Peak. So yesterday I decided to head south and pick up Kearsarge Mountain. It’s listed as one of the easier peaks on the 52 With A View list, and I was hoping it would be a good reintroduction to the trails here after spending three months hiking the hills of the southwest desert. The Winslow and Barlow Trails form a 3 mile…
Keep readingNo Off-Season – April 12, 2024
I try to get a walk in every day. By walk, I mean uninterrupted overland movement by foot for at least a mile. Some days this is easy if I’m out and about on the trails, but it’s harder if home for the day, or worse yet, traveling. I believe the “uninterrupted” part of walking is much more important than the number of steps taken each day. While in Tucson I found myself doing two walks each day not on a trail. In the morning I’d wander from Youngest Son’s house to the outskirts of the development and back, a…
Keep readingDay of the Donkeys – March 31, 2024
Actually, yesterday was the Day of the Donkeys. Today we are spending our last day in Tucson- a rainy and chilly Easter Sunday- preparing for the trip back to New England beginning tomorrow. But back to the donkeys. Not long ago, while researching wild burros in Arizona on the InnerWebs, I chanced upon the Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary webpage. There I learned about the story of Tish & her husband John that started almost 30 years ago with a single donkey, and has now grown into a sanctuary for about 30 animals. Most are donkeys, or burros, but…
Keep readingTucson: Food – March 18, 2024
We’re closing in towards the end of our winter stay in Arizona, so I’m going to devote this post to what we’ve experienced at some of the restaurants we’ve visited while in Tucson. More than a few folks told me that Tucson was a “foodie town” before we made this trip. I agree with that, but only as it relates to Mexican and Southwestern cuisine. While you can find just about any cuisine in this town, the Mexican and Southwestern food is what stands apart from the rest. I’ve struggled a bit as to how best to present these thoughts,…
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