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    Month: January 2018

    Stop 5: Petrified Forest National Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument

    January 28, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    Ah… the Badlands of northern Arizona! It’s truly difficult to describe the beauty of what you’ll find at the Petrified Forest National Park, but the best advice we have is make sure you take the scenic drive that goes from gate to gate; in our case, we entered the northern

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    Stop 4: Government Shutdown & Sonoran Desert Hikes

    January 24, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    Kartchner Caverns State Park

    Stop 3: Southeastern Arizona Mountains, Rocks, Wines, and Pines

    January 21, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized One comment

    One of the most beautiful parks in the United States, and certainly in Arizona, is not even a park, but a national monument. The Chiricahua National Monument southeast of Willcox, at an elevation of 5,400 feet (rising to 7,310 on Sugarloaf Mountain) offers a collection of rock pinnacles (from the

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    Stop 2: Sonoran Desert, Picacho Peak, Saguaro National Park

    January 17, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    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

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    Stop 1: The Salton Sea

    January 14, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    Our first days on the road were spent in The Salton Sea area in southern California, located in the Imperial Valley, and including at the Salton Sea State Recreational Area (where we camped), as well as the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, both a critical part of the

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    A Day Late, But the Cross-Country Trek Begins 1/11

    January 11, 2018 JenRan Uncategorized Leave a comment

    Jen and I begin JenRanAdventures today, leaving San Diego for the Salton Sea. We strongly believe we have been called to live and share this adventure — through stories and pictures — of the amazing glory of God’s creation. We have plans for where and how long this adventure will

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