We just returned from a 1,600 mile road trip to Houston and back. This was not a camping trip.

We visited MD Anderson Cancer Center for a second opinion on Michael's medical condition. It was a very positive experience. The conclusion was that the diagnosis and treatment over the last two years by the medical professionals at the University of New Mexico is consistent with the best practices at MD Anderson.

So, we will continue with active surveillance in Albuquerque. We are moving forward with plans for a camping road trip to the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada, and Alaska. Thank you all for your support, particularly over the last few years. Here are a few photos that we took over the last week.

Yogi at a truck stop in El Paso

West Texas

Scenes along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville

Reflection in river

Cormorant roost at sunset

Lunch at Niko Nikos in Houston -

with Baklava-Cherry Cheesecake 

and a triple chocolate brownie

MD Anderson Cancer Center

In the Courtyard

And in the lobby

Sunrise near Columbus, TX - 

on our way back home.

South Llano River State Park, Junction, TX

Black-crested Titmouse

Texas Squirrel

Bewick's Wren

Female Northern Cardinal

Spotted Towhee

Male Northern Cardinal

American Goldfinch

Orange-crowned Warbler

Another Female Cardinal

Nine-Banded Armadillo

 

Over the New Year we visited family in Phoenix, AZ. It was a very nice visit. 

We camped at the Lost Dutchman State Park, on the east side of Phoenix, at the foot of the Superstition Mountains.

On Main Street, Safford, AZ

Lost Dutchman State Park

Baja Fairy Duster

Great Tailed Grackle

I think that this is where Bill tried to kill her

Ultra light flying above the desert: 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xFhyS3-bFhw

The latest scans show only a small amount of remaining cancer. The doctors just want to watch it for now. 

So, we went on a short camping trip to southeastern Arizona. 

A few days in Arizona

With Cookies from Sally

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Ramsey Canyon Preserve

Female Acorn Woodpecker

Hermit Thrush

Male Acorn Woodpecker

Unknown Bird Spying On Us

Coronado National Memorial

Mexican Jay

Views from Montezuma Pass 

Cholla

Morning Glory

Pink Fairy Dusters

Tombstone, AZ

Boot Hill

The Road to Bisbee

Am I supposed to Keep Right, Keep Left, or Stop?

Bisbee

Selfie of James, Philip, Dennis and Mike - by Philip

Patagonia, AZ

Gambel's Quail

Madonna and Child

Mike and the Beanstalk

Santa Rita Mountains

Thistle

Northern Cardinal

Broad-Billed Hummingbirds

Violet-Crowned Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Female Gila Woodpeckers

Male Ladder-Backed Woodpecker