I’M QUINCY KOETZ

An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...

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 By Quincy Koetz

Mount Wrightson Winter Hike of Old Baldy Trail

As I began working my way back West from New Mexico, I spent some time in Southern Arizona. Like Las Cruces, the city of Tucson is literally surrounded by mountains. For a long time I believed Mount Lemmon was the highest in the region. However that honor belongs to the Santa Rita’s Mount Wrightson. At...

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Searching for Crested Saguaros, the Desert’s Four-Leaf Clover

Yes, its a thing. Have you ever traveled somewhere and discovered a strikingly bizarre local tradition that you later embraced? I suppose that’s the best way I could describe the search for crested Saguaros. Saguaro Cacti forever bear the image of deserts around the world even though they only occur in a narrow range ...

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Hiking Chircahua National Monument, Heart of Rocks Loop

Arizona’s answer to Utah’s Bryce Canyon Frequently talked about, seldom visited- that’s the best impression I had prior to visiting Chiricahua National Park. Pictures of precariously balanced rocks frequently gloss publications on Arizona hikes though the park sees less than 50,000 visitors in a year. Despite having a very similar...

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