We liked the Tucson area so much, we decided to stay another week. On Tuesday it was "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and what a game it was!


Tucson is surrounded by five different mountain ranges. To the north are the Santa Catelina mountains and that's where we chose to do some hiking and sightseeing this week. First we went to Sabino Canyon. This state-run recreation area allows people access to nature at its best. Unlike the Desert Museum, the wildlife in this area are not in cages so one has to be careful where you hike as you could run across a mountain lion, bobcat, a gila monster and the dreaded rattlesnake (and apparently there are numerous varieties of venemous snakes that call this area home).

Fortunately, the only wildlife Jim and I ran across was the cardinal and a black feathered bird that looks remarkedly like the cardinal

Speaking of snow runoff, the tram driver told us that Arizona is the only place he knows of where bridges are built with the intent of having the water flow over them......

This explains all the signs we see along the roads that state, "If flooded do not enter," DUH!
On Sunday we heard about all the snow that had hit eastern Canada and I guess we got a little homesick. To cure that we took a a 27 mile trip up Mt Lemmon, 8000 ft above sea level. In high school I remember our geography teacher, Mr Best, talking about how the changes in altitude can resemble changes in longitude and the trip up Mt Lemmon certainly demonstrated that. It was like travelling from Mexico to Canada!

We started in the desert at 2400',


and hit snow at 8000'
On Wednesday we head out to Phoenix. if you get the Oilers/Coyotes game on Hockey Night in Canada, keep your eyes peeled for us. We'll be sitting up behind the Coyotes goalie
1 comment:
What a wonderful adverture for the both of you! I love looking at the pictures that you have been posting, it's great to be able to experience the trip with you.
Stay healthy and happy and keep RVing so that "I can keep enjoying the sites also"
Debbie Rotoff
(Courtney's Mom)
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