Locations

San Xavier del Bac Mission

Sometimes cloudy days are a bummer, but today’s grey clouds provided an ominous – almost spooky feel to my photos, and added more interest to a place I have visited many times. More construction was underway and ropes kept us out of some sections of the interior. With scaffolding obscuring a portion of the exterior, […]

How About a Nice Game of Chess?

If you’re a fan of the 1983 movie “War Games,” you’ll understand the title of this post. If not, put down your laptop, watch that movie, and come back prepared for our next tour. If you’d rather read an excellent summary of what the Titan Missile Museum is all about (and watch the movie later), […]

Saguaro National Park

We continue our stay in Tucson with visits to both sections of Saguaro National Park. With a whole park named after them, we were sure to see lots of saguaros and other cacti of various shapes and sizes. Due to the sheer volume of photo opportunities and the narrow and winding roads, this park provided two […]

The Old Pueblo

We continue our 2022 winter road trip with a week in Tucson, Arizona. Today’s journey was wonderful – up the Catalina Mountains almost to the summit – complete with a light dusting of snow. We had magnificent views from high above the valley without the stress of most climbs to 9,100 feet. Let the awesomeness begin! Click on […]

The Wild West

Spending two nights in Sierra Vista, AZ set us up nicely for some day drinking, mine and mission exploring, shopping, and tapas and ritas. What’s not to love about road trips? I can’t think of anything either! Click on the first photo in each group and scroll to see the square photos at full size. […]

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