March was one of just a couple of months that I didn't have a full-on trip planned. So, I decided to take a short day trip somewhere close to home, somewhere I've never seen before. Sadly, I'm an Arizona native and there's a lot of Arizona that I've never seen. I decided to venture to the White Tank Mountains for a little picnic and a nice hike. My golden retriever, Tessa, is always up for a ride in the car. Duke, a little less adventurous, had to stay behind. The White Tanks are only about 30 miles west of Phoenix. After about a 45 minute drive, we drove the circle within the park to check out all different areas. We finally settled on the Waterfall Trail, a short 2 mile hike. It was crowded with a lot of very unfriendly people, clearly mostly tourists. But Tessa got a lot of attention which of course she was thrilled with. We got back to the dried up waterfall, with some stale ponds of leftover rain water. Ah, the excitement of a dry climate. That's about it for March.
April was our annual trip to Rocky Point. For those of you unfamiliar, Rocky Point, also known as Puerto Penasco, is a small fishing village about 60 miles south of the Mexican Border. The closet beach to Phoenix, it's only about a 3 1/2 hour drive from our city. I have been going to Rocky Point for many years.....this was my 16th year in a row. Our group of eight rents a beautiful house on the beach in Las Conchas, for four nights of fun and sun. I won't elaborate on the "fun", as that's way too much to share. Let's just say there are a few games of poker and asshole, a lot of beer, and some pretty late mornings. Why on earth do we only go once a year???
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