Hiking season is at it’s finest right now here in the desert. (Also allergies are at their “finest” right now in the desert, but we’re trying to forget about that part!) For some reason this season has been the nuttiest yet, and I haven’t gotten out there as much as I wish, but this post…
It is the best time of the year here in the desert. The perfect temperatures for hiking: And my orange trees are heavy-laden with all this golden goodness: There’s nothing like this time in the desert, right before my allergies hit in full force 🙂 I have let so much of life get in the…
…has begun. Ok, well it probably goes right through the summer for the dedicated hikers around here. But I’m a little wimpy and can’t seem to get excited about it when it’s over 100 degrees. It’s been gorgeous here the last couple weeks…even some good rain. So one day after the biggest rain washed in…
It is spring here in the desert. Everything is in full bloom. The flowers are budding, the birds are chirping, and if only I could bottle up the smell of the orange blossoms filling the air everywhere you go. Oh boy. It’s all glorious except for the fact that all those blossoms create pollen…
My brother sent our family an email this week with some thoughts about “awe.” He mentioned how our parents have instilled a sense of astonishment or awe of nature in us. We all go a little crazy over nature…so much that sometimes I think we’re a tad bit annoying with our pure exuberance pointing out…
Every now and again these days I can feel it: the slightest twinge of nip in the air. Oh and it’s pretty glorious when that happens in the desert after all the excessive summer heat. Because do you know what that means? Hiking season. Here’s one great desert hike to welcome the *slightly* cooler weather….
I’m trying to catch my breath from some things that happened this last weekend…phew! But for now let’s just talk about last week. Because leading up to earth day we got to celebrate the earth a few times. To start with, a few friends and I decided we were going to seize the day and go hiking so we could take in all the wildflowers in the desert.
The intro to this post (along with two backstories), is in the last post back HERE. We all fell in love with Peru. The people: The colors: The culture: The architecture: The history: That “Sacred Valley” filled up with all it’s beauty. But let’s go back to the beginning. Because even that was an experience….
I know I’m completely biased, but hiking in the desert in not what you call overrated. So I’m here today, after many requests, to give you a guide to some good hikes in the desert.