Author Archives: David Dice

Catalina State Park, Tucson, November 23

It was a very nice warm day today, probably the warmest we’ve had with a temperature near 25 C.  We drove from Tombstone this morning, and stopped to get gas about half way to Benson.  While at the service station … Continue reading

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Tombstone, Arizona, November 22

Our RV park is right next to “downtown” Tombstone, so we walked around the old historic town today, and visited a number of different museums and exhibits.  We started at the old Cochise county courthouse, which is now a state … Continue reading

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Leaving New Mexico, November 21

It was a long travel day today.  We left White’s City, New Mexico early this morning, and drove through El Paso, Texas and on to our destination of Tombstone, Arizona.  It was a very windy day, and mostly a headwind, … Continue reading

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park, November 20

It’s only about 11 kilometers from here in White’s City to the caverns, so we were there in good time this morning.  We bought tickets for a guided tour of the “King’s Caverns” for the afternoon, and then headed into … Continue reading

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Across the Sacremento Mountains, November 19

We hooked up the trailer to leave this morning and found a problem.  When I went to check the lights, the left turn signal was not working.  On investigation, I found that the wire from the truck to the trailer … Continue reading

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Dog Canyon Trail, November 18

We stayed in Oliver Lee memorial state park again today and hiked the Dog Canyon trail which starts behind the visitor center in the park.  The total trail is about 9 km long, and rises over 900 metres, but we … Continue reading

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White Sands National Monument, November 17

We spent the day in the white gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Monument.  It was a nice day, a bit cool, but not too much wind.  There wasn’t enough wind to blow the sand around. The dunes are … Continue reading

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Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico, November 16

We drove quite a way today, to the area of White Sands, New Mexico.  It was a nice day to drive, sunny, and not too windy.  We stopped at the Texas Canyon rest stop on I-10 where there were a … Continue reading

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Saguaro National Park, November 15

It was a gorgeous day which we mostly spent cycling through Saguaro National Park West.  We drove to the park this morning, stopped at the visitor center to get some information, and then walked the short Cactus Garden Trail.  It’s … Continue reading

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Historical Tucson, Botanical Gardens, November 14

It was very foggy when we awoke this morning, but by about 9 am it had cleared so that we could see the mountains to the west.  We drove to downtown Tucson and walked around the historical presidio area.  We … Continue reading

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