Ten Days in Tucson

Did we ever pick the right place to be!  Great friends to visit, wonderful desert hikes among the Saguaros, terrific & authentic Mexican food, and record warm temperatures in the 80s (it even hit 91 degrees).

Our "old" friends, Mike & Vicki, from our 1970s Ann Arbor couples club, spent two days with us -- showing us the sights.

First stop, White Water Draw reservoir where the migrating Sandhill Cranes were wintering.  Arrived to see the cranes heading back in massive waves. Cool.  Next on to Bisbee, a copper mining town, that today has become a tourism shopping and restaurant town.
We even spent a fun time checking out some of the antique shops, spotting many of our old possessions from the 50's and 60's.

The next day the four of us headed to a number of the old Spanish missions from the 1600s.  For lunch we went south of the border to Mexico in Nogalas.  Finished the day shopping for Mexican pottery in Tubec.  And during these two days, we ate good Mexican food!




Another visit, when we stopped at Jon & Susan's home (recent transplants from Boston) and then a hike in Sabino Canyon with Jon.

Tucson is a great place to RV with lots to do.  We must say that the best is the great hiking here.   Our favorite hike was the 6 mile hike to Romero Pools from our Catalina State Park campground.  After a climb of over 1,000 feet through the granite rocks and the cactus, we arrived at a cool lunch stop.  Nice!  We also did some hiking in the Saguaro National Park and at the Desert Museum when we were camped at Gilbert Ray County Park.  We have gained a real love for all of the desert landscape, particularly the Saguaro . their arms and nubs.

We will be back to Tucson with BIW.  And back to both of these nice campgrounds.  Does camping get better than this?!