My Bike Commuting Setup!

I have been commuting for over 5 years now! I am not a bike or bike gear expert, but I have fun and get great ideas from other rider’s setups/gear/ideas so I thought I would share my current gear list!   Bike: Volea Sport with Volae Carbon seat – This is a beautiful machine! I [...]

Soldier Canyon – Prison Camp to Hairpin Turn

After quite a few days of rain this weekend finally brought drier weather, it seemed like an interesting chance to see Soldier Canyon full of water – so we set out on a hike from Prison Camp to Hairpin Turn via Soldier Canyon. If you stay in the water course there are a number of [...]

Sweetwater Wetlands – Blackbirds!

We visited the Sweetwater Wetlands this weekend and had fun watching the flocks of Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds flying at dusk. The Sweetwater Wetlands is part of Tucson’s water treatment facilities and the odor can be bit daunting at first. You will probably forget about the smell since the birding is fun and the habitat [...]

Tucson Roller Derby

A stunningly unique display of surreal fast flat track skating push shoving crashing in gloriously odd uniforms. Hard to believe that most of the folks I know would not enjoy going! Tucson Roller Derby Enjoy! CM

The Firefly Forest

I recently stumbled across The Firefly Forest and had to share – very fun if you are interested in the plants and animals in the Tucson area! (Added to my del.icio.us) CM