What do you do when you refuse to travel more than a few hours a day but you need to get to New Mexico by the start of 2019 to start the next leg of your journey? You revisit southern Arizona along the way! We made three wonderful — and
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Stop 4: Government Shutdown & Sonoran Desert Hikes
Well, Stop 4 did not go exactly as planned with the three-day Federal government shutdown, but we did get to drive into a visit with a wonderful friend and took advantage of local conservationists to still get in our hikes and nature. We happily stayed in Paradise Valley, outside of
Stop 2: Sonoran Desert, Picacho Peak, Saguaro National Park
Wow. Lots to say about our second stop, so please keep reading. The Sonoran Desert is simply amazing, covering all of southern Arizona (as well as parts of California, New Mexico, and Mexico) for a total of 100,000 square miles. It is the hottest of all North American deserts, yet