Solace in Gray: Southeastern Arizona
Solo travel times in the state I never knew I needed
The Globetrotters community has heard quite a bit about the outdoor adventures I wasn’t prepared for.
Montserrat, The Boundary Waters, Eagle Mountain.
Well, I’m consistent. Hiking Madera Canyon near Tucson kicked my ass. Which apparently I ask for?
It’s ok though, I’m a better person with every struggle.
In 2021, I spent two weeks at a friend’s empty house in Green Valley, Arizona — located between Tucson and the Mexico border.
To set the scene — April 2021 for me meant I was living in Minnesota — feeling the effects of seasonal depression, Covid was running rampant, and because of this I had not been on a plane for over a year. I wanted to go somewhere for two weeks, within my budget, alone.
Like many, I was over it.
My friend said — “Why don’t you go to my parent’s house south of Tucson? They’ll be gone by then.”
I’d never been to Tucson. I was cold and overwhelmed enough to consider it.
