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Charles Wiegand

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Recent vist to Organ Pipe National Park and more

January 3, 2008

Cheryl and I at Organ Pipe National Park.

We just visited Organ Pipe National Pipe yesterday, there are pics in the Photo Album, check 'em out. We drove the shorter of the two loop drives, and the one that is said to be the more scenic. What a fantastic place, the organ pipe cactus are something you just have to see. We'll have to go back and spend a little more time exploring the hiking trails and the longer loop.

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Off road trip to Chivo Falls

July 16, 2007

Chivo Falls was more like Chivo Drip.

What a great trip! 3 rigs headed for Chivo Falls, east of Tucson in the foothills of the Rincon Mtns. The trail is rated at 3.0 to 3.5 on a 5 scale, so is at the beginning of the difficult level as 4x4 trails go. It was a bit of a stretch for my stock Ranger STX 4x4, but I wanted to see if I and it could handle this level of trail.

Jim and Dave were in Jim's heavily modified '73 FJ40.

Tony and Brian were in Tony's lightly modified '85 CJ7. And I in my '88 Ranger 4x4.

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Driving around the Huachuca Mtns

June 30, 2007

Parker Lake in the Huachuca Mtns in southern Arizona.

Today Cheryl and I went for a drive. We headed southeast, through Sonoita then east to Parker Canyon Lake. The drive out there is quite nice, and much cooler than the temps in Tucson. The trip is an uphill climb over the miles and the scenery changes dramatically - no more sajuaro cactus, no barrel cactus, few prickley pear and choila as well. The land changes to grassland, as well as lots of mesquite trees, sycamore, junipers, oak and pine trees as you go around the mountains.

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Wheelin' in the Santa Catalina Mtns

May 20, 2007

4x4 offroading in Arizona. Wheelin' in the Santa Catalina Mtns Read More

Tejano Music Awards Fan Festival 2007

March 12, 2007

The band Latin Society playing at TMAA 2007 in Austin Texas. Tejano Music Awards Fan Festival 2007 Read More
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I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.

I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.

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