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We planned the next part of our trip early on because Liz knew she wanted to spend a few days doing some real birding. Ramsey Canyon, in far south Arizona in the Huachuca Mountains near Mexico, is known as being a birding "hot spot." This area is unique because it's one of the few places in the US where certain species from Mexico and Central and South America can be seen, It was just a couple hours from Chiricahua NM to Ramsey Canyon, and along the way we were able to stop b

Another week of work and another week with two great stops on our itinerary. We arrived in Saguaro National Park outside of Tucson about 2 hours before sunset so had to set up quick and get a move on. We hit the visitor center to get our Park stamps and maps and then found a great dirt road and scenic viewpoint (with a structure built by the CCC in the 1930s) to catch an amazing sunset and then moon rise. We were both amazed by how quickly the day ended and the amazing full m

After departing Sedona, AZ we headed south towards the Phoenix area where we encountered vast desert vistas very different from the mountainous red rock landscapes of Sedona. We camped at Lost Dutchman State Park which is in the Sonoran Desert at the base of the Superstition Mountains, about a half hour east of Phoenix. We had a beautiful campsite close to our friends and had evening fires and dinners together every night. We could see the lights of Phoenix and its suburbs at

This was our first trip to Sedona, Arizona. We had seen photos and heard it was a beautiful place, but the Red Rocks area was more breathtaking than we imagined. Dropping into Sedona on Highway 89A was a hairpin driving experience we were not quite expecting, but as we descended 2,500 feet down to 4,500 ft elevation on the 16-mile drive, we were mesmerized by the change in climate and scenery. By the time we made it into the town of Sedona, we had moved from high desert to am