An A-10 pulls out of a strafing run, jet engines echo off the mountains. It takes a couple seconds for the sound from the gun to get to us. And at 3,900 rounds a minute, it sounds more like a zipper, or like that one time I hugged our cat too hard and he farted, than … Continue reading Phoenix to Ajo
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Black Canyon Trail
I sit up, and brush my face on ice-crusted nylon. Geez. I thought Sedona was supposed to be warm. "Colleen, stop breathing so heavy. You're making it snow inside the tent." "I'm not breathing heavy! You sleep with your mouth wide open." She has a point. I am (shamefully) a nocturnal mouth breather. I've seen … Continue reading Black Canyon Trail