Tag: backpacking
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First Week in Quartzsite
I left off my last post in Quartzsite, Arizona, so that’s where we’ll pick things up. Quartzsite is a small desert town with a year-round population of about 2,400 people. In most contexts, it would be easy to overlook. But in the winter months, it transforms — swelling with snowbirds and visitors, sometimes reaching hundreds…
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A Long Overdue Update
It’s been brought to my attention by several people that it’s been a long time since I last posted here. They’re not wrong. Somewhere along the way, the humdrum of life settled in, and what once felt post-worthy started to feel… ordinary. But over the past few days, I’ve been thinking about just how lucky…
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Tips for Visiting High Rock Bay: Trails and Delights
We are staying in High Rock Bay. It’s located at the very tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This is about 12 miles north of the town of Copper Bay. In order to get here we had to travel about 7 miles of unpaved road after highway 41 ends. These roads are not your typical country…
