Many people ask us what the best aspect of running Casa de San Pedro would be....

Oh, so many different facets of this beautiful and serene place come to mind.....

• Our Wonderful Guests!
• Diversity of Nature enveloping us with adventure and awe!
• The Seasons That Pass, Holding us in their joyous embrace!
• Events That We Host
• Awakening each moring to new adventure and opportunities to celebrate life!
• Great dark skies for stargazing
• Life along the San Pedro River - and ever changing drama!
• Hummingbirds! Buntings! Sparrows (Oh My!), Tanagers, Hawks, Bats, and More!
• Adventures in cooking - and satisfying the palates of our guests
• Pie Baking
• Our ever expanding family of guests who have become great friends.
• Life in the Sky Islands of Southeast Arizona - so many things to do, places to explore!
• Guests who decided to move to Hereford to become our long term friends and neighbors
• Amazing stories of guests unexpectedly being reunited with friends, family on chance enounters at the Casa (Six Degrees of Separation is way too many!)
• Reptiles, Turtes, and Snakes...
• Our Golden Retrivers (Cody, Shadow, and now Woody and Bella)
• And Many More!

 

Dont Forget:  Its time to order any Gift Certificates you may want for family or friends.

What a perfect gift for the holidays or other special life events.

We can prepare a custom gift certificate with your wording and in the amount you want to send.

We can mail the certificate for you, or send it to you so you can deliver it in person.

What we need:

• The Name(s) of the Recipient(s) (and their address if we are mailing it)
• The amount or your choice of the number of nights lodging at Casa de San Pedro
• Any special wording for the dedication (ie. "Merrry Christmas", "Congratulations" (on some event like a wedding, graduation, etc), or simply " Thanks" for whatever you want. Be creative!

And then we can process your credit card and get the Gift Certificate all wrapped up for you!

What a Thoughtful Gift!

 

    

 Yesterday on a nice walk along the San Pedro River with our good friend Peg Abbott (Naturalist Journeys Tours) she suggested that we start posting blog entries about our 22 year journey as the owners/hosts at Casa de San Pedro.  

So over the next several weeks we will be posting remembrances of the brilliant aspects of this gem - Nature, many Memorable Guests, Fun Events and more.  

Who could ask for a better journey than what we have enjoyed as the hosts for this incredible family of friends, guests, and fellow travelers along the way!  

And to kick off this series of memories we would like to celebrate our friendship with Peg.  Her tours to the Casa have brought many guests and guides who now make the Casa one of their preferred destinations all around the world.

Also, our many trips with Peg and Naturalist Journeys to great birding/Nature destinations have been among the highlights of many years of our friendship.  Trips to:

•     Ecuador, The Galapagos, Machu Picchu
•     Panama
•     Belize, Honduras
•     Alaska
•     Yellowstone
•     Trinidad/Tobago
•     Costa Rica

were filled with adventure, and joined by many of our guests as conpanions.

All Thanks to Peg who has become one of our steadfast friends, confidants,and  co-conspiritors!

 

Just a couple of rooms left for Thanksgiving,  One for Christmas, and a couple for New Years Eve.

Join us for our fantastic holiday dinners and a relaxing stay away from the hustle and bustle of the wild, wierd world out there!

 HOLIDAY DINNERS -

OK we know its a bit early to start thinking about the holidays. BUT, now is the time to reserve your spaces for:

•     Thanksgiving Dinner at the Casa!  Roast Turkey plus all the traditional dishes in a fabulous spread for your dining pleasure.  Join us for a fun weekend - Lots to do besides the feast! Bisbee has its weekend celebration which is fun.  And, head to Whitwater Draw to see 1000's of Sandhill Cranes and tons or waterfowl - and that little guy will above will have moved from the Casa to Whitewater Draw for the winter....  interesting move on his part.
•     Christmas Dinner at the Casa!  Another opportunity to savor the season with our traditional Roast Prime Rib dinner.  Served Christmas evening (12/25).  Remember, there is also good birding in our mountain canyons and along the San Pedro River, just outside our back gate.
• Call for reservations at (9888) 257-2050.

 HUMMING BIRD RIOT!

The Reverse Migrationl picks up steam by mid-August every year.  And sure enough, here we are having to fill our feeders constantly.  These gems are numerous, hungry, and very busy!  Feeders are mobbed with Black-chinned, Broad-billed, Rufus, Violet-crowned, and Caliopes.  Yes, between mid August and mid October the overwheling attraction becomes hummingbirds.  

During the Spring Migration the adults zipped through the San Pedro River Valley to head North to find mates, build nests, and hatch hungry chicks.  Now, with our Monsoon Rains turning our high praire grasslands into lush green expanses with tons of wildflowers in boom, the table is set to host those families of humers who drift South for the winter, but lingering in this perfect habitat to refuel for the long flights ahead.

Bring you binoculars, your cameras and join the fun!

Call us at (888) 257-2050 for reservations.  Experience the serenity of the Casa while the hummers entertain you!

The Amazong Season of the COLORFUL Birds!

 As the main flow of the Spring migration subsides a bit, our eyes are thrilled by the arrival of our most colorful birds of the year - our Summer residents.  Every day has a new splash of color to excite our senses:  Western Tanagers (Wow!), Summer Tanagers (RED!, Vermilion Flycatchers (Even MORE Red!), Orioles (Scotts, Hooded, Bullocks) with their brilliant yellows. The Chats can hide or flash into the open with their own brilliant yellow displays. 

And not to be forgotten are our many colorful hummingbirds: Black-chinned, Broad-billed, Broad-tailed, Annas, Rufus, Calliope, and incidental others through the Summer.   Indigo, Varied, and Painted Buntings are soon to arrive for even more color to add to our back yard tapestry.  Bird watching is so much fun when the birds do not hide their identities - flashing their colorful welcomes to their prospective mates and, fortunately also to us!

Nighttime offers less color, but maintains the busy flights of Lesser Nighthawks, Great Horned and Barn Owls (plus the hooting of Western Screech Owls - much hardet to see!).  Plus the flights of Bats from our bat house as dusk settles in over the landscape - also fun to watch!