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Arizona Trail: Charleston

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 Charleston was the home of the people who processed the ore from various mines in the area. It was established in 1878. Some histories state that Charleston was a peaceful town, others claim Charleston was more dangerous than Tombstone. The reality was that after the "gunfight at the OK Corral," and the "vendetta ride," the town and the area in general area became more peaceful. A large Sonoran Earthquake destroyed Charleston on May 3rd, 1887. The only traces of the old town are the remains of the old adobe buildings. Old photographs indicate that building materials were taken from the ruins such as metal and bricks were removed and used somewhere else. A large Sonoran Earthquake destroyed it on May 3rd, 1887.
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Arizona Trail: Soldier's Falls

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 It was another cooler day for Southern AZ  Honey, Amanda, Jack and I hiked this challenging trail to Soldier Falls. The hike was only .6 miles (one way) but 75% of the trail was climbing over rocks. I had seen this location on Google Maps but I had never found the trail before. Amanda found the trail and shared the location of the trailhead with me. The view at the top was well worth the effort of the climb.
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Falling in Love With a Ghost on a Greyhound Bus

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 It must have been about 4:00 when I heard the little jingle that announces some notification, and this notification was from a female on TikTok. It was from a woman named Betty with a series of numbers following the name. I wasn’t doing anything anyway, so I looked at her page. She wasn’t dressed sexy, and the pictures were of an attractive young lady dressed professionally.  We began texting, and I truly loved the way she made me feel. I loved the way she wrote and I appreciated all of the ideas she was sharing and I was enjoying what was happening.  And I still had another long day on the bus, so I just kept texting. We arrived in Dallas for a bus transfer ten minutes late for my bus, and this had increased my travel time by 10 hours. I slept little.  The next day we boarded another bus and this time I sat in the first set of seats on the bus and shared them with others off and on. I reconnected with “Betty” and began texting again. I enjoyed every word she wrote ...
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The Arizona Trail: What damage the Jerks can do.

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 This morning Jack and I drove up Mescal Rd and looked for a trail. I didn't have much luck at finding a trail, but in driving through one of the places I found a camp area has been totally destroyed by all terrain vehicles . All camp sites have been used as race track digging up the sand in all areas, even around camp fire pits. It's a shame that there is so little respect for nature and for people who may have wanted to camp there. Of course, this type of activity may be viewed by the unclean as manly activities. To me, they are just jerks. I did get 2.5 hiking miles in and ultimately found a trail to try out on another day.
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The Arizona Trail and: This Is The BIGGEST Backfire In History - Pope Leo XIV

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     I have been really frightened about what is happening in the US government. With our leader ignoring laws and the Constitution, his use of the DOJ to attack the people who stood against his illegal and immoral acts, his threats against anyone who may be a Democrat and his constant lying are causing many to feel concern and fear. Pope Leo has soothing words for us.        The Biggest Backfire in History    Click on the blue text.      Today, Jack and I had a short walk this morning, 1.36 miles. This afternoon I took a bike ride and pedaled 7.83 miles, then because of a flat tire, I had to walk another mile to get home.
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The Arizona Trail: Training to Escape

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After listening to what Trump and Hegseth said in their talk to the top brass of the military, I am very concerned about our Democracy as well as anyone's ability to express an opinion. The right to freedom of speech we have enjoyed, the right to express an opinion, is gone, that is unless we do not want to be arrested or even killed.  How do we deal with this? There's not much we can do, except to keep up with what's happening, say very little, find allies, and remember: "Loose lips sink ships!" That is, our own personal ships, including our families and friends. When I was in the Army, I took an oath to protect the Constitution and I never withdrew from that pledge. When I used to run, I was able to deal with any anxiety I may have had, and I was successful. I can't run anymore, so I will take hikes and mountain bike rides instead. Hopefully this should address the concerns I have now. Today was a short hike, .88 miles. But I did take a 4.83 mile mountain bi...
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The Arizona Trail: Kartchner Caverns Guindani Trail

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Yesterday I decided to hike the Guindani Trail at Kartchner Caverns State Park. It is a challenging trail on which a person hikes up uphill for at lease 2.5 miles. It continues upward from there, but at that point, I was not feeling well. The trail is like most AZ trails, rocky with some of the trail partially washed out. I was feeling a bit dizzy so I returned to the car. The dizziness increased throughout the day and the evening brought nausea.. I slept hard but was still feeling ill this morning. It is about noon and I have improved, but still a bit off my feet. I am hoping that I will feel better tomorrow. I hiked 5.5 miles yesterday.
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