Arizona

We were in Las Cruces for 3 days and Tucson for 7, very dry, very windy and hot, not a lot else to say about our trip through the ‘Grand Canyon State’. A few years ago we visited Phoenix to go to a Tina Turner concert and went to the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest so on this trip we concentrated on the southern half of the state.

In Las Cruces we had the ‘normal’ crushed rock site with no grass for 3 days. We had to visit Hatch which is World famous for its chili festival and crop each year, well – famous in the Southern States of the US. Then we were blown away when we visited the White Sands National Park – words are really useless in trying to describe this area so enjoy the pictures.

In Tucson we decided to stay at a KOA, sometime a little iffy on the site, we had to move to another site in Williamsburg as the first one was just not level. Tucson – amazing level site with a patch of grass next to the concrete patio with bushes between sites and citrus trees, Rusty was in doggie heaven.Tucson KOA grassy knoll

We drove up to Mount Lemmon, over 8,000 feet – one way up and one way back down, and some fantastic views. On the way back down we had a job keeping ahead of the cyclists barreling down the hills and around the bends – total insanity, we were doing over 40 MPH.

The next trip was to Tombstone, very touristy but what are we on these trips? part-time tourists. There’s a small theme park with gun fight shows, the OK Corral – another gun fight, and the main street – interesting to walk down. Boot Hill Graveyard is free to walk around though I had to carry Rusty, animals are not allowed to walk around – that dog needs to go on a diet. We had a picnic near to the courthouse – munching on a Jimmy Johns sandwich we picked up on the way – yummy, beats Subway hands down.

Saguaro National Forest was our last trip, who forgot to charge the camera battery – I did, though Connie forgot to remind me – casting blame is always good for a slap on the head. Though once you’ve seen one huge cactus the rest are just a blur, I just didn’t realize that they would have such bright flowers.

From here it was a one night stop in Yuma before tackling the hills (over 4,100 feet from sea level) into the San Diego area.

 

One Comment on “Arizona

  1. This is how to enjoy retirement!! Drive safely, look after yourselves and have a great adventure. Lots of Love Audrey and Douglas

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