Adventure Blog
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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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Agua Caliente Hill Trail, Tucson, AZ
Wildflower season is here! The desert is full of color! -
February Art Hike - Sweetwater Preserve
The system of trails here allows you to choose whatever length trail you'd like so if you want to do a short one mile hike or a longer 5 mile meandering loop you're able to do that at the Sweetwater Preserve. Just keep an eye out for mountain bikers as this is a popular place for them. -
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.
