Nicole
After an abysmal 2020 season, the Arizona monsoon showed up in style on the evening of July 10th, 2021. The skies over the Rincón Mountains darkened, the wind picked up, and the air took on a beige tint as a haboob crashed across Tucson. A haboob is a large cloud …
Tucked in an alcove behind El Minuto Cafe in Tucson’s oldest neighborhood, El Tiradito wishing shrine is everything you could want: creepy, cool, touching, and steeped in history and lore. Ever since I read about this place on Atlas Obscura years ago, I’ve wanted to visit. And as I was in downtown …
There was a lovely full moon on June 24th, but we were partial to the sunset. Why? Because we got our first measurable rain in over 90 days. Monsoon is our favorite time of year. It’s the annual weather pattern shift that brings powerful thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and bone-shaking …
Summer in Tucson is like winter in other places. Some days, the weather isn’t nice enough to be outside. We were tired of hiding inside our air-conditioned cave on wheels (motorhome), and since the weather “cooled off” from 115ºF to 100ºF, we figured it would be nice to get out …