auntie | January 18, 2016
2 miles; Eloy, AZ We met some friends here for a hike and picnic. The climb was too much for me, both because I couldn’t use the provided cables to pull myself up with my wonky shoulder, and because I simply couldn’t keep up. Short legs, ya know. So one of our party and I […]
auntie | January 13, 2016
3.83 miles; Hereford, Arizona It’s been remarkably difficult to find hiking trails here in Southern Arizona, or rather, I should say it’s been hard to find hiking trails of the kind I’m used to. There’s little public land that isn’t owned by the federal government, and what trails I can find don’t seem to have […]
auntie | January 11, 2016
3.7 miles; Sierra Vista, AZ Thanks to the tireless efforts of the hubs, we were finally, after having been snowed in for 4 days, able to get the car down the steep, icy, snowy driveway and down to the valley, where it was at least 5 degrees warmer and completely snow-free. We explored the San […]
auntie | January 6, 2016
2.5 miles; Bisbee, AZ Today we decided to walk into the mountains up above our rental—about another 1000 feet above! I was gasping for breath the first quarter mile, until I moderated and started taking it easy. This is another walk I’d love to do again, only go further next time. A mile and a […]
auntie | January 5, 2016
2.5 miles; Bisbee, AZ Bisbee is a very neat town. A former copper mining town, it’s built into the sides of a big canyon, so elevations are crazy. One street looks down on the roofs of the next street. Another cool feature—and genesis of the Bisbee1000 Stair Climb—are staircases everywhere going from one street to another. […]
auntie | January 3, 2016
.5 miles; Bisbee, AZ Today was my first day out after a long week of driving, and I was not prepared for how rugged this particular climb was going to be, not to mention that I’m now residing at over a mile elevation and was climbing up. I didn’t bring my hiking poles with me, and it […]
