Adventure Blog
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Backpacking in Saguaro National Park - Rincon Mountains, AZ (Days 2 & 3)
I didn't see a single person hiking from Juniper Basin Campground to Manning Camp, I was completely alone. But I loved it. I really enjoyed hiking up this portion of the trail, realizing that I'd hiked up from cactus to pines! The views were beautiful, I've always wanted to see the Rincons from this perspective, you can't see it from Tucson and only get a glimpse of it from the Catalinas. I love exploring new places and I felt gratitude for yesterday's decision to continue on, otherwise I would have missed these views!- Arizona
- Arizona Trail
- AZ Sky Islands
- backpacking
- Cowhead Saddle
- desert
- Douglas Spring Trail
- hiking
- Manning Camp
- mariposa lily
- ocotillo
- pine
- pines
- prickly pear
- Rincon Mountains
- saguaro
- Saguaro National Park
- Santa Catalina Mountains
- sleeping bag
- sleeping pad
- solo adventure
- solo backpacking
- solo camping
- solo hiking
- solo travel
- solo trip
- Sonoran Desert
- Tanque Verde Peak
- Tanque Verde Ridge
- tent
- Tucson
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Backpacking in Saguaro National Park - Rincon Mountains, AZ (Day 1)
I was excited to finally get back out there by myself but I was feeling trepidation as well. What if I no longer liked backpacking? What if I got lonely? What if I ran out of water? What if this is too hard for me and I haven't trained enough?- 10 Essentials
- Arizona
- Arizona Trail
- AZ Sky Islands
- backpacking
- boots
- cactus
- Coronado National Forest
- Cowhead Saddle
- desert
- desert chicory
- gear
- hiking
- larkspur
- lupine
- Manning Camp
- Mica Mountain
- ocotillo
- pack
- pine
- pines
- prickly pear
- Rincon Mountains
- saguaro
- Saguaro National Park
- solo adventure
- solo backpacking
- solo camping
- solo hiking
- Sonoran Desert
- Southern Arizona
- Tanque Verde Peak
- Tanque Verde Ridge
- tent
- Tucson
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Ramsey Canyon Preserve & Hamburg Trail - Sierra Vista, AZ
I'd just finished reading Wynne Brown's biography of Sara Plummer Lemmon called "The Forgotten Botanist" and was reminded that Sara and her husband JG Lemmon spent a lot of time botanizing the Huachucas, an Arizona Sky Island I'd never visited before! I looked on a map and quickly started planning my trip there. -
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve - San Diego, CA
Torrey pine trees are a rare pine species only found in this area near San Diego and on Santa Rosa Island, 175 miles away off the coast of Santa Barbara. There's been a concerted effort to keep them protected since they are so rare.
