Since we are still waiting on camper repairs decides to spending a week at Fort Huachuca camping at the base of the mountains. This is a nice Army campground with full hookups outside of Sierra Vista, Az. I posted in earlier blog about the Fort so will let you reference it for further info.
We have been traveling with the kids for a couple of weeks, its fun (they are funny), exhausting (I am to slow) and sometime I can't wait for quiet time. But what we can learn from them! They are witty, candid, open minded, and honest with their thoughts. Sometimes you are the teacher but often they teach you. I forget, what was that thing, what was the name of something we saw earlier in the day? No worry the kids remind me, with all the highlights of the best part of their day!
The first day of spring! We hiked up Garden Canyon, talked about the plants and different wildlife and had a picnic lunch along the stream. Found cougar and deer tracks along the trail and declared ourselves rock hounds. No silly not a type of dog but someone who likes to look for cool rocks!
Our next day trip was to Fairbank Az which is now a ghost town. Explored the abandoned buildings and explained the history of the town and area. We packed our lunch of coarse as there are no fast food places there.
Visited the San Pedro House and hiked along the river which is part of the flyway for many migratory birds. Played under one of the oldest, biggest, coolest cottonwood tree I have ever seen. We imagined what the Native Americans and early explorers would have been doing right under this same tree!
What more can I say, kids make it OK to be a kid!! I like that...
Enjoy your day!!
WWoooow, life please slow down!!
Can it possibly be time to migrate from our desert home? I can't believe it has been so long since my last post, I really have got to get with it!!
We have packed up and broke camp at Desert Trails, Looking forward to heading home but always hate the good byes. The friends we have made here have become our extended family. Have shared a lot of laughs and some great times. Hope to see them all next season!
Thought I would share a few photos with you.
The road to Mt Lemmon, part of the Coronado National Forest. 22 miles of twist and turns with cool rock walls and canyons, lots of places to camp, picnic and hike.
It
was 94 degrees at our campsite in Tucson so Christine and I decided to
take a drive up to Mount Lemmon, its one of many sky islands in Az just
outside of town. What a dramatic change from the cactus desert floor to the
pine tree top at over 8,000ft where black bear, deer and wild turkey
call home. We stopped for a picnic in the Ski resort town of
Winterhaven and had to sample the fudge. At the cookie shop we shared a
9" warm, gooey, most delicious chocolate cookie!
The
drive down the mountain was awesome for most of us. Christine does not
do well with shear drop offs. She has a touch of vertigo. I offered to
drive but no...... she wanted to stay on the inside of the road.
At the top of the mountain we found snow, yes snow in the middle of the desert. It was 60 degrees compared to 94 in Tucson! Of coarse we had to stop and play awhile. Snowball fights broke out!!
I revisited the Saguaro National Park, hiked a few trails and saw the ancient rock art. Also saw a rare fan shaped Saguaro, only happens once out of 220,000 cactus.
The Sonoran Desert Museum, one of our favorite places . It has a new exhibit, an aquarium of life in the
waters running through the Sonoran desert. The sea horses are my
favorite! I could write a book about all the things to see and do here.
Reid Park Zoo, what a great place to spend the day. Just the perfect size for youngsters and grandma. They have a wonderful elephant exhibit. Lots of green space and activities for kids of all ages.
One of the many missions through out Arizona. This one is just outside of Tucson and has seen major restoration. I'm amazed at the interior paintings and wood carved statues.
Trip up Sabino canyon with Christines family. We packed a lunch, loaded 7 kids and took a 7 mile trolly ride though the canyon. At one of the 7 stops after crossing over the stream seven times we had to stop and play!!! Grandpa was a big helper,
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