Arizona Summer Series Monsoon Storm Monsoon season in the Arizona desert is an amazing time of year. This seasonal rainfall typically begins in late July and lasts through September. The monsoon storms bring rain, wind, and the occasional haboob which temporarily disrupt the normally calm, hot summer. The wind and rain bring a much needed coolness, albeit...
Dip. Swish. Dip. Swish. Jenny and Priya plunged their paddles in the water trying to catch up. Jenny had insisted on stopping their canoe to pick some blueberries and now the other canoes were out of sight. Their high school had organized this final school trip for the graduating class. End of June, summer just starting, college still 3 months away, 50 excit...
Normally I looked forward to arriving at the campsite. Normally I spent the whole day before leaving buzzing with excitement, packing the car and settling all the last minute details with an eager energy. This year, though, I was dreading it. This year it was different and I was furious with Dave because he had allowed it to happen. This year, the girls were...
Dave took the call from his mate Phil. "Sorry Dave, there's a bit of a change to the camping plans. The girls' plans fell through and so they said that with nothing else to do, they wanted to come down to the lake with us." "Damn, there goes the swearing drinking and fun," Dave laughed. He didn't really mind. He got along really well with Phil's wife May...
Passion in James County XIV: A Week In The Mountains Frankie and Kay went swimming the next morning and managed to get in another quick session of lovemaking in the cool water while they did. All too soon, they returned to the cabin to have breakfast with the others. After breakfast Frankie's father said he had a lot to do that day. Both the young man and...
Their paddles swung in perfect rhythm as the women stroked their canoe across the lake. The shore ahead presented a solid dense wall of green bushes backed by the spruce and pine forest of the vast northern Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Both women knew from their maps that somewhere probably directly ahead a marked portage awaited. Simple signs and a well-wor...
Susan remained in the center of the canoe. Her face carried a satisfied, blissful expression. She trailed one hand in the water and said softly, "I'm not ready to go back to camp yet." "Here, put the back pack behind you to lean on. We're in no hurry and I can get us back eventually," said Tiffany. She smiled and thrust her paddle deeply then executed a per...
The early summer sun alternately blasted in the side window and windshield of my car as I wound around the twisty back road. The road ran along the top of the ridge overlooking the current river, over three hundred feet below. It wouldn't be a good place to go off the road, but the view was breathtaking, looking over a series of ridges that stretched for mil...
She had to get away. Audrey's family was driving her absolutely crazy. As soon as they arrived back from the restaurant, she made a bee-line for the dock. Though they had loitered at breakfast for nearly two hours, the afternoon heat had not yet set in and she wanted to get out on the water as quickly as she could. Not bothering to change out of her "break...
"Jason, next week we have two days off together. What do you think about an overnight canoe trip on the Peace River?" "That would be cool." "We could rent a canoe in Arcadia and just have some fun. During the week we should have the river to ourselves." Departure day dawned. It had been raining cats and dogs all night, but was supposed to be clear by noon...