Over the last couple of years Byrce and I have started a tradition of going to Tucson for the weekend when I go for my other work. These little getaways are fun because it is just the two of us and we get to go on adventures to new restaurants, museums, and both years we have gone to Saguaro National Park.

These two years couldn’t have been more different weatherwise. Last year, right at the same time of year, we went to Saguaro National Park West and it was a warm December day, tanktop weather really. This year the weather was cool and rainy. In fact, it rained almost the entire time we were gone from Phoenix, which never happens!

The park is divided into two parts and the two parts are about an hour away from each other and in the middle is all of Tucson. Since we visited the west side of the park last year we wanted to try out the east side of the park this year. Both sides are stunningly beautiful! I love getting to walk around surrounded by saguaros, which only grow in the Sonoran desert and only in certain parts of it, knowing that these cacti have been around longer than I have been alive.

Getting to see this park in cool and rainy weather was such a contrast from last year. The grey clouds hung over us and almost every time we got out of the car it would start to rain all over again! This was so enjoyable because it doesn’t rain as often as some of us would like. So Bryce and I wandered down this path and then that path all the while getting rained on and hiding my camera away so the rain wouldn’t wet.

As always, it was a wonderful trip and it was so much fun to get to experience an Arizona National Park in the rain and with interesting weather. I loved that we have gone twice and had two totally different experiences. I included my reel from Instagram to show you some of the beauty of Saguaro National Park!