Fossil Creek
Over two years ago we learned about Fossil Creek. Last summer the whole area was closed for months due to extrem fire danger. This year we finally decided to make it happen. I checked the availability for permits and found
Nature
Fascinating Desert – Chocolate Falls
Recently a friend told us about the Chocolate Falls, which are about 1 hour north east of Flagstaff – a 3-hour drive. The official name is Grand Falls, but looking at the pictures below, it is clear why they are
Horseshoe Dam
Exactly to the day one year ago we came here with my mom. It was a cloudy rather trist day and we didn’t see a single flower and only a few puddles of water. Today it looked quite a bit
This time of the year
It’s fall, even here in the desert, and we hear from different sources that now is the time to see some fall colors. For us this means that we have to drive to higher elevations where we can find oaks,
Arizona River Otters
On December 8, 2017 we saw our first Arizona river otter at the Salt River (Coon Bluff) – a rare sighting as I can tell. This week I was following a hint from a friend to a different location further
Wonderful morning
As most weekends this winter I went with Marco to the Salt River at Goldfield Rd. When heading towards the sand cliffs to look for javelina and maybe bighorn sheep we came a cross a small band of horses with
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ
Since there was some big event going on at the Salt River today we decided to avoid the crowds and head out for a visit to the “Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch” in Gilbert – I don’t remember when we