Birds, Blues, and Bellydance Benefit May 7th

Only two weeks left until the Birds, Blues, and Bellydance Benefit- hope to see you there! If you can’t make it to the event and would like to donate either by mail or PayPal, click this link. At Wildlife Rehabilitation Northwest Tucson this week, we’ve see a population explosion of baby bunnies, squirrels, songbirds, and [...]

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The Thursday Crazies

For the last two and a half years, every other Thursday I build and maintain the Arizona Trail with the Crazies. Our group used to be called the Summer Crazies, because we are the only Southern Arizona trail crew that works in the summer, no matter how hot it gets. Now, we are just known [...]

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A new adventure awaits!

Thank you to everyone who came to my Arizona Trail talk at Summit Hut last night! It was a good turnout and a great audience. I am currently talking to REI in Phoenix about scheduling a talk there. I will post when I have more information. When I finished the Arizona Trail in May of [...]

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Happy New Year!

I had hoped to end the year with one last big hike. But as I was getting my hiking gear together, I heard moans and groans coming from the bedroom. My husband, Brian, was really sick. I couldn’t leave him alone all day as sick as he was, so instead I stayed home and tended [...]

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Grand Canyon Volunteer Service Project

This October, I was lucky enough to get on a volunteer project organized by the Grand Canyon Hikers and Backpackers Association (GCHBA). I spent one week in the Trail Crew Bunkhouse and we did a variety of maintenance jobs, like cleaning irrigation drainages in the Bright Angel Campground, obliterating social trails on the Boat Beach, [...]

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