The Rincons

It had been awhile since we had been up in the mountains and so we were excited to head up and find some good places to deer hunt for the fall.  The boys were looking forward to do some shooting, so they didn't care where we were going.  At the beginning of our trip, I turned and asked Kaden if we closed the garage door before we left.  He said he didn't think we did so we turned around after a 20 minute drive out.

Leaving Coolidge at 5am when the sun was coming up.

We headed towards Tucson and along the way we played the game the boys created, trouble trouble and double double.  Each time they see a police car they call out trouble trouble and get a point.  The double double is when they see a border patrol vehicle and is worth......well double!

We found our way to the foothills of the Rincons only to see a warning of what was to come.  Unfortunately we decided to drive up to see how far we could get, only to hit a barricade on the roadway.

The boys wanted to do some shooting, and having a forest closed for fire concerns we had to turn around and find anew place.  I was really bummed that we couldn't get out and do some pre-season scouting.  We found a spot to set up just outside of Oracle and target shoot.

Mason learning shooting pose and technique.

Kaden getting down and dirty to take his shot.

Mason finally found out how to use the scope to hit his target.

Next generation hunter-shooters.

It was a hot day out and temps reached 100 degrees by 10am.  We decided to head out and get home to some nice air conditioning and flight simulator games the boys have been enjoying.  I am thankful for these two knuckle heads as they keep me on my toes.  I love to be outdoors and it makes the time outside even better when your with family.

Snow and a two wheel drive

New Years day came and the boys and I decided to head out to get some action in the snow.  Mason has never really hada chance to play in the cold white stuff, and Kaden had little time before.  I watched the news for a week hoping to find somewhere close and saw that the Oracle area had good amounts of snow.  I was going to head up to the view areas of Mount Lemmon, but found the roads closed due to ice.

A trail off the Mount Lemmon access road offered good snowball ammo.

Kaden caps Mason with a nice one.

View up the trail towards the mountain.

So after finding a nice spot for snowball chucking, we headed further up the road to find some open areas to find some deer out sunning.  I drove up the road and pulled off the side a little bit to allow others comming up the mountain to get by.  That was my second mistake, my first you may ask?  Taking a 2 wheel drive to the snow along an icy, snow covered and muddy road.  I was doing ok until I pulled off to get out, then slid into the ditch.



The boys laughing as they realize daddy is stuck.  Thanks boys!



(Meltis-Weticus-Ballitus) Arizona southern desert snowman.

Catalina Mountain foothills.

Deer were here not to long ago, as well as a mountain lion tracks.

Mason was happy he had a warm hat to wear.

Looking towards San Manuel.

Question: What makes a man want to ride a bike in the cold?  Can you say shrinkage?!