After hot Phoenix we went up North within Arizona into the "Verde Valley" to Cottonwood, where we had our base camp in the Dead Horse Ranch State Park. After the desert it's good to see trees. The Coconino National Forest has tons of them 😂 It's clearly much cooler, fresh air with a pine wood taste... Continue Reading →

Phoenix.. known for hot temperatures, deserts and dust storms. But.. next to the definitively beautiful desert, you'll find mountains, lakes, rivers.. lots of wild life and for example wild horses! You can hike, bike, play golf or even boat and fish.. We enjoyed the nature of this area with the current temperatures very much... 😎... Continue Reading →

Phoenix in Arizona, again a city, which has not the best reputation, especially in Europe,  and was not recommended to us to visit, but which is so beautiful and underrated in our view. On every corner they are building new parks, plant trees and try to upgrade the city. It even has city-ambassadors around everywhere... Continue Reading →

Saguaro National Park is as the name says, a park with lots of old Saguaros in it. These cacti can get as tall as a three story building (50 feet) and get very old (around 150 years old). There are lots of trails for hiking and some ancient stone pictographs to find. Wonderful evening sky... Continue Reading →

As we entered the area of Tucson in Arizona, we entered sunny hot desert with lots of cacti of all sorts. The area is especially famous for the Saguaro cactus, which can get around 150 years old and up to 50 feet (15m) high. They build their side arms after around 70 years only. Within... Continue Reading →