Sam Walker's Desert Diaries

Spray bottles, spiders and spam

We head south to Catalina State Park in search of a swim. There's an unusual visitor to the neighbourhood and a discovery about a certain state's cusine.

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

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Up In the Air AGAIN!

A late Christmas present balloon ride gives a whole new perspective of the Sonoran Desert - incuding something we haven't seen for more than two years!

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Up In the Air

An escape to Los Angeles for the weekend heralds an exciting return to air travel and glorious renuions with old friends, leading to a reflection on just how much life can change.

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Not the week we expected

More bumps in the road of ex-pat life in Arizona.   But some great times too. What a week!

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

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I recently appeared on the wonderful podcast This Is My Family hosted by my friend Tyler Greene and I thought you might like to hear it.   It's a podcast about building a life with the people we love. All families are different, but all families make us who we are.   I spoke to Tyler about the huge sacrifices my family made for me as I was growing up, my struggle to have a family of my own and the roadtrip I took with my mum after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.   Thanks so much for listening - and if you want to listen to more episodes of This is My family - here are more details.  

'Tis the season

This week marked the start of two major seasons in Phoenix, one more welcome than the other...

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

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Highs, lows and horror!

A week of joyful trips, pensive moments and much screaming. Just another week in the desert then...

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Extreme Gardening

Even the most mundane of daily tasks results in some heart-stopping moments. A rain shower brings some confusing emotions...

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Out Among The Cacti

The first RV adventure takes us south to Picacho Peak, where we discover a history of gold rush migrants and Civil War battles, along with wildflowers and wide-open skies.

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert

Mr Brightside AKA The Beast

There's a new member of the family, who promises to take us away from all of this....

For pictures, you can find me on instagram @samwalkerradio and on twitter @walkersam

Also on facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert