Sam Walker's Desert Diaries

Spray bottles, spiders and spam

We head south to Catalina State Park in search of a swim. There's an unusual visitor to the neighbourhood and a discovery about a certain state's cusine.

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Up In the Air AGAIN!

A late Christmas present balloon ride gives a whole new perspective of the Sonoran Desert - incuding something we haven't seen for more than two years!

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Up In the Air

An escape to Los Angeles for the weekend heralds an exciting return to air travel and glorious renuions with old friends, leading to a reflection on just how much life can change.

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Not the week we expected

More bumps in the road of ex-pat life in Arizona.   But some great times too. What a week!

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'Tis the season

This week marked the start of two major seasons in Phoenix, one more welcome than the other...

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Highs, lows and horror!

A week of joyful trips, pensive moments and much screaming. Just another week in the desert then...

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Extreme Gardening

Even the most mundane of daily tasks results in some heart-stopping moments. A rain shower brings some confusing emotions...

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Out Among The Cacti

The first RV adventure takes us south to Picacho Peak, where we discover a history of gold rush migrants and Civil War battles, along with wildflowers and wide-open skies.

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Mr Brightside AKA The Beast

There's a new member of the family, who promises to take us away from all of this....

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A week of firsts

Recorded at the top of a very windy Shadow Mountain, it's been seven days of discovery in the desert, ranging from new culinary experiences to unusual animal accessories.

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Drive-thru hope

The midnight vaccine proves to be quite the experience, and it's hotting up in the valley and that includes some people's tempers...

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Clicking refresh for 36 hours

As the vaccine programme rolls out in Arizona, it's a mission to get hold of a jab.  Political responses to horrible tragedies shine a light on a very American problem.

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Fearless Warriors and Furious Lizards

As some of the family head south to learn about the history of Cochise, Sam is left (almost) home alone, locked in a battle of wits with a lizard.

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Spring on the mountain

Signs of spring appear in the desert and a conversation about British mealtimes confuses the locals.

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Cacti, grapefruit and snakes

A chance conversaton on a mountain sparks a history lesson about baseball in the USA.

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Out on the trails.

A hike away from the city, uncovers the rich history of a small patch of Arizona and there's tales of animal invasions, Arizona style!

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No more snow, but more snow dogs.

Another week in limbo,  filled with nothing more exciting than trips to buy a drill, is rescued by a new arrival to our household...

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Pensive in the desert

As another week flashes by with no real change in the world, it's hard not to think about what could have been and what may, or may not happen...

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Drugs! Guns! (And bottles of sherry)

An unseasonably warm February in Phoenix follows the snow of last month.  Plus, surprises at the chemists.

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