In my continuing quest to learn about America, I went to a gun show in Phoenix. For many U.S. citizens, especially those in the Southwest, guns are a key element of the American identify. The right to own and bear arms is guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Continue Reading
Arizona
Taking it on the chin — Mountain Biking in McDowell Mountain Park
Our friends Kevin and Annette flew from Vancouver to Phoenix to visit for a few days. They’re active people, so we planned 3 full days of mostly outdoor activities. On Day 1 we hiked Pinnacle Peak, the ‘Grouse Grind’ of Scottsdale, though it’s not as challenging. That afternoon we enjoyed Continue Reading
Paddy Get Your Gun
While visiting our friends Gail and George in their top-secret desert boondocking location outside Yuma, Arizona, I had the opportunity to fulfill a dream of mine. Something that’s been on my Dreams List for years. Nothing life changing – more of a guilty pleasure kind of thing. Gail and George had Continue Reading
Quartzsite
Quartzsite is a sleepy little town of about 3,000 residents during the scorching Arizona summer, but in the months of January and February it swells to over 1 Million people, almost all of them living in RVs. Most of these people boondock in the desert, staying on Bureau of Land Continue Reading
‘God’s Waiting Room’
We recently returned from a trip to Arizona. Our main goal was to visit family, Canadian ‘snowbirds’ who spend part of the winter in this warm southern state situated between California and Texas on the Mexican border. It was our first visit to Arizona, and we’d heard a lot about Continue Reading