On the second morning of our trip, we headed out early after our stay in Sierra Vista. Coronado National Memorial is about a 20 or so minute drive south of Sierra Vista. This area is heavily patrolled by the local sheriffs and Border Patrol, so be sure to obey the speed limit. I really enjoyed learning about the history of the site. When Coronado and his conquistadors originally headed north… View Post »
Life Lately – July 2021
Happy July, friends! I hope everyone had a safe and fun Fourth of July weekend. I spent the whole weekend writing a paper, so it was a low key day for us. While I enjoyed having Monday off, I spent the day cleaning and doing laundry. June was a crazy hot month. We had three weeks over 100+ degree weather. We topped out at 109 a few days. Thankfully, that… View Post »
Patriotic smores bark
Mac ran to Wal-Mart the other day and grabbed a package of these patriotic Hershey bars. They have chunks of red and blue cookies and cream bits, and they’re right up our alley. So I brainstormed a few recipes and came up with this patriotic smores bark. This smores bark is crunchy and chocolatey. It’s perfect for a Fourth of July cookout or party. And it’s ready in a cinch…. View Post »
Chiricahua National Monument
Our second stop on our Arizona road trip was Chiricahua National Monument. I really knew nothing about Chiricahua, so I was interested to see what it had to offer. Address and Location You’ll find Chiricahua National Monument at 12856 East Rhyolite Creek Road in Willcox, Arizona. If you drive from Fort Bowie National Historic Site, you’ll need about 25 minutes. Keep in mind that you will be on an unpaved… View Post »
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Explore the site of a Chiricahua Apache village and a frontier Army post at Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Arizona.
Recent Reads – June 2021
I had a bit of a reading funk in May and finished three total books. I’m trying to work through some of the books I’ve had for longer than not and getting back into my daily reading groove. The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII – Suzannah Lipscomb This particular book looks at how Henry VIII came to write his final will, what it contained,… View Post »