Not knowing what to expect for our weeklong trip over Christmas, we took off Sunday morning towards Tucson and by the afternoon were sending Picacho Peak. A four-mile round trip hike with guide cables to help us up steep terrain and ending with a spectacular view of the valley below. The next day we found ourselves at Cochise Stronghold, where we spent the next three nights. Christmas day was one to remember. My first in over a decade sober. With a breakfast of champions, presents, and a scramble unlike any we had done before: climbing, crawling and squeezing to make it as far as possible before circling up and sharing on our past Christmas experiences, what we think of being in treatment for the holiday, and what we would like our future experiences to look like. We ended the night with steaks over the open fire.
The next day we woke up to rain and after an hour or so drive were surrounded by snow. We took a few mile hike before breaking out in an epic snowball fight. Later we headed to Tombstone to explore the town and saw a reenactment of the O.K. corral shootout, Billy the Kid’s first kill, and other historic gunfights held in the town.
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Explore What We Can Do →After leaving Cochise Stronghold we hiked around a nature conservatory before ending up in Bisbee where we stayed in Airstream trailers at the Shady Dell. That night ended with a ghost tour of the town. The whole trip was one to remember with lots of community and fellowship to make our holiday away from family the best possible.
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