As our stay in Tucson winds down, this post covers a few nice walks in the desert, an otter-copter, a night out in the downtown district, a mission renovation that’s finally complete, and another beautiful sunset. Click on the first photo in each group and scroll to see the square photos at full size. To […]
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, […]
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. […]
Today we ventured a little further south of the Alamo to see the other four missions in the area. Our history lesson went way back to these “self-sustaining communities, built in the 1700s to give Spain a foothold on the Texan frontier.” After decades of neglect, military occupation, and disrespectful tourists, restoration continues, to bring […]
Today we left the Texas Timeshares in Lakeway to continue our escape from Wisconsin’s winter. For the first time on this trek, we were able to enjoy one of our favorite road trip experiences. Instead of spending an hour at a restaurant or the alternative – slamming fast food or choking down a roller dog […]