Our friends from NY state that we've met while camping at Cinnamon Bay, USVI, told us about this great place for bird watching. Unfortunately they weren't able to join us, but we decided to get out the binocs and the super zoom lens for our camera and see if we could bird watch.
Success!!
Only 12 miles from the Mexican border, Patagonia Lake was made by damming the Sonoita Creek. Now 265 acres of cool blue water, the birds have discovered this oasis in this dry southern Arizona land. In only an hour on a guided pontoon birding trip, over 50 species were spotted. We actually thought this was pretty good. Future birding to come.
We then heard about the artsy town of Patagonia and the excellent vineyards on the road to Elgin.... In Arizona? Yes, it's true. We stopped at Callaghan Vineyards for a tasting, and left with a bottle of Dry Genache Rose and a bottle of Padres (a blend of Mourvedre and Cabernet Sauvignon).
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