Just a quick hike

So since the weather was really nice today, we decided a hike was due! We packed up the kids and the dog, grabbed some subs and made our way to the White tank mountains. Just a 20 minute drive and we're there. We hiked a short trail called Waterfall trail, I think it's 2 miles round trip. There was actually a small amount of water flowing and we made it all the way to the falls. There are petroglyphs along the way. After our hike we had lunch and enjoys watching the kids play on the swings at the playground. What a beautiful day!

Meanwhile we ran a 5K!!!

So Katie and I decided we were going to run a 5k. Our first 5k, Mother/Daughter team!

 Team Princess Pixies!

Off the Grid for a Bit

Sorry we haven't updated the site in a while. We are currently busy working on relocating to Colorado. We should be up and running again in a few months. Stay tuned for new adventures!!!!!!

Colorado!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well since Winter is rapidly approaching upon us, we will not be doing trips in Az for the next few months. All the places we like to camp- which is Northern Az will start to see snow soon. All parks closed down as of Nov. 4th. We don't do any local camping as camping in the desert is not what we consider "Fun". On to being more creative!!!

Nov. 15th we will be driving out to Colorado!!!! This is our favorite state to visit and where we plan on retiring to. Our friends live near Boulder and we usually try to visit every other Thanksgiving. This year will be a little different- we will actually be looking at homes and checking in on some job oppurtunities. We may actually be retiring and moving sooner than we thought. In the near future, we would like to see "We're Crazy Like That" be our full time job rather than a part time passion.

During our drive up to Colorado, we plan on stopping and staying the night in Durango, exploring our favorite town of Silverton. Silverton is an old mining town with lots of history. Last time we stopped for hot chocolate, looked around and had to go on. This time we decided to extend our drive from 13 hours to 2 days. Wow, with 4 kids this is going to be a LONG drive!! Ha ha, actually this drive is usually when I see my kids the most quiet. They are to busy looking around saying "ooh- aah" at all the marvelous sites. We can make an adventure out of anything..thats why WE'RE CRAZY LIKE THAT!

Stay tuned for posts during our trip and I will be posting pictures as we go!!!

 

Glennwood Springs

Sedona in the Fall

We took a quick trip up to Sedona to see the beautiful fall colors. We camped in Oak Creek Canyon, Cave Springs campground.

Branching Out Tweet Tweet

We're on Twitter! We're doing our best to expand our site..We now have a Twitter account, it's still under construction. What's the point? Good question..we're gonna attempt to add a "how to" section. How to travel on a budget, how to travel with kids, how to have fun and truly enjoy your destination! More details to come.....

You can still follow us on Facebook too! http://www.facebook.com/metzler.fam

Peppersauce Cave, Tucson

One of our most favorite caving trips- Peppersauce cave. We camped out in the Catalina State park, made the drive to the cave and explored underground all day. We managed to find all 4 lakes inside, squeezed our way in to the book signing room and hauled out 3 bags of trash! (http://caves.org/grotto/cag2/pcleanup.html)

This has to be one of the prettiest caves I've ever been in. It's so sad that people who visit this cave can destroy it with carelessness and disregard to one of natures greatest gifts the earth has to offer. We made a 2nd trip the next day, picked up a Canadian family who decided to follow us once inside the cave and managed to show them that they to can make a difference. We didn't know each other but once they saw us cleaning as we explored, they asked if they could help. They filled up one garbage bag and said that they would forever encourage other friends and families to do the same. We didn't get paid to clean, no one asked us too, we simply read about it online and decided to show our kids that one small gesture can make a huge impact.

 

Our nieces joined us on the trip- it was their first time caving!

 

Not my favorite part of caving....

 

Did I mention the Catalina State Park also has ruins you can hike to??

The Native Americans lived here, some of the huts still stand today, the hike was beautiful!

 

***On a side note- we never recommend caving by yourself and always make sure you have the proper equipment. We do not provide locations of most caves, 1. to preserve the cave and 2. for safety reasons..if you really want to cave, you know what it takes and know the rules of revealing locations. Show caves are different and locations are available through simple web research. Just remember the cavers creed - TAKE ONLY PICTURES, LEAVE ONLY CAREFULLY PLACED FOOTSTEPS, KILL NOTHING  BUT TIME!