Thursday, February 26, 2015

Too Fun Tucson?

We arrived in Tucson on February 11th, fully prepared to favorably compare it to Mesa, but now we're not so sure.  The Valley of the Sun keeps out-shining it in almost every way.  Just before we left we checked out Saguarro Lake.
We hiked the Butcher Jones Trail (without my camera)...beautiful overviews!

Ski day at the Snow Bowl in Flagstaff.  

Denny and Laura came to Tucson the first weekend we were here to visit their daughter, Jenna.  Jenna and her husband, Todd, have three adorable little kids and a giant white dog named, Waylon.  We had a great time and family-time has been scarce for us.  Seven-year-old, Ben, even gave me a big hug on his way to bed.  At first he was very hesitant, but when I explained that it had been a LONG time since I had been given a "kid-hug" he shyly obliged.  Kayla, the oldest, shared pictures with us of the father/daughter dance she and Todd had recently attended while Anna, the littlest one, curled up next to Waylon on the living room rug...it was family life at it's finest!  Thank you Todd and Jenna!  This is Anna, Waylon, Jenna, Kayla, and Ben.

The grill master, Todd.

Denny and Laura, proud parents and grandparents.

Saguarro National Forest is a beauty and we have spent many simply perfect days taking it all in along the hiking trails that wind through it.

A snack habit: find a pretty, peaceful place to sit and rest and peel an orange...they have never tasted so good!  This is Sabino Canyon.

Sometimes we have to share the trail.


Saint Fransico Xavier de Bac, a mission called the white dove of the desert, was constructed in 1783 by and for the Tohono O'odham tribe of native Americans.  Father Kino, the founder of the mission is one of Arizona's state heroes featured in the Hall of Heroes in Washington, D.C.

The Tucson Rodeo was fun!

The sunset over our campground. 

We have laughed about existing in this too-cozy white box for three months now, but every time we meet our next-door neighbors, no matter where we go, we don't feel so unique at all....this is FUN!













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