Adventures of Brian and Dee

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Gotta Love Butcher Hook in Tonto Basin

Down home, Old West, friendly staff, huge portions, lots of menu choices and good food. That about says it all. We’ve been for breakfast and lunch, although Butcher Hook also serves dinner with prime rib available on the weekends. Biscuits and gravy is one of my favorite breakfasts and Butcher Hook does it up right. Continue Reading

Kate went pretty much ballistic

Kate, our English springer spaniel isn’t exactly hyper, but she does have a tendency to get excited and her “chase” instinct is through the roof. If it runs, she chases it. While we’re camping, which is pretty much nearly full time, she is always, always, always on a leash or tied to one of our Continue Reading

We Really Saw Them

You know those signs that have an outline of a deer or here in the White Mountains an Elk? Or the sign says “Watch for Animals,” “Deer Crossing,” or “Watch for Elk?” We’ve probably driven past those signs hundreds of times and never see hide nor hair of any wild life. Except this time. I Continue Reading

You Never Know When You’ll Need Your First Aid Kit

Since we travel and camp so much we try to have a well-stocked first aid kit, not just those little ones from the drug store that have like three band aids and maybe two aspirin. It has paid off more than once. Most recently this afternoon. We were sitting enjoying the sunshine — for once Continue Reading

Kick Off Summer Camping

So what do you need to camp? If you’ve never been camping, borrow as much equipment as you can. No sense spending a fortune to find out you hate camping. So what are the basics? First on the list is a tent. Yes, you could sleep under the stars, but there are bugs and critters Continue Reading