Driving to Tucson for the day and introducing the kids to some country music with Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and even The Cactus Blossoms. Tyler declared it “not modern” and I fully agreed. 😊🎶
Day 6 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Sport.
Wasn’t a lot of “sport” options today but Tyler likes to wear Bayern gear nearly everyday. ⚽️
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
We visited the Boyce Thompson Arboretum today and had a great time walking the loop around the arboretum. On the way back we went up on the hillside and hiked on the upper trail. It was a gorgeous visit with an incredible variety of things to see.
Great Coffee at Pair Cupworks
I had a great start to the day with a visit to Pair Cupworks this morning. I had a top notch cappuccino followed by a cup of Costa Rica pour over. The brown sugar and plum flavors in the pour over were great.
I left with some Guatemalan coffee by Adrián Hernández from La Galera Farm in the village of La Pinada, Guatemala as well as Ethiopian coffee from the Mijane Family and the Halo Hartume Station.
I spent an hour chatting with the owner Kimhak En who runs the business with his wife Eugenia Tai. He was very nice and had a ton to share on great coffee shops around the country, different techniques and equipment, and their journey starting their own shop.
Today I learned that these cactus are incredibly sharp. The needles will go right through light hiking shoes. Ouch. They are very pretty though, particularly when the sun lights them up. ☀️🌵🥾
We had a nice hike on Lost Dog Wash trail today. 3.3 miles. Took multiple wrong or missed turns though. 😬🥾
Day 5 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Pets.
Lucky taking a break during our hike at Lost Dog Wash trail.
Gorgeous warm day for a quick walk at Desert Trail Park. 🌵
Day 2 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Morning beverage.
Delicious Guatemalan coffee from Pair Cupworks. Big carafe, thermos, cup.
This is my workstation setup for our February stay in Mesa, AZ. The mStand is critical to getting the screen and camera at a good height. The 12.9” iPad Pro does great double duty as a second display using Sidecar.
Day 1 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Close up.
It is novel for us Minnesotans to see lemons growing in the yard of this rental that we are staying in Mesa, AZ.
Fun to see a wind generator blade getting transported down the road. It had a pilot vehicle in front and behind as well.
I thought North Dakota had the record for roads that go straight as far as the eye can see. It turns out Arizona gives it a very good run for the prize! This is I-40 heading West.
Today’s point of view for the next several hours. Impressive volume of semi-trucks on I-40.
Day two on way to Mesa, Arizona departing from Elk City, Oklahoma. 835 miles, 12.5 hours, 4 states.
5:57a Left Elk City, OK
6:33a entered Texas
8:54a entered New Mexico and mountain time
12p lunch at Green Jeans
TAL Ship
TAL Fiasco
1:58p enter Arizona
These Duke’s Hatch Green Chile sausages are delicious. Great flavor and the Hatch chiles are great.
Family selfie by Clear Lake, IA on the road with the Honda Pilot stuffed full!
Big road trip to Arizona this weekend. Today’s drive is to Elk City, Oklahoma from Minneapolis, Minnesota! 913 miles, 13 hours, and 5 states.
Log
6:04 Left home
6:45 Played Trace
7:33 Entered Iowa
8:55 Gas and stretch in Ellsworth, IA
10:10 TAL: Kids Logic
10:48a Enter Missouri
12:15p Culver’s in Lincoln
4:35 Entered Oklahoma