During our August trip, I spent a morning at Tohono Chul Park in Tucson, AZ. The park is in a most idyllic setting at the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. I did not have a chance to visit all of the park but that will guarantee a return visit! I did visit the Children’s [...]
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Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
Posted in Photography, arizona, nature, places to visit, travel, tucson, tagged arizona, Photography, places to visit, Tohono Chul Park, travel, Tucson area on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Picacho Peak State Park, AZ
Posted in arizona, nature, places to visit, rv travel, travel, tucson, tagged arizona, Picacho Peak, places to visit, rv travel, southern Arizona, state parks, Tucson area on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Picacho Peak is one of the mountain views from our property in Marana, AZ. In our view, it looks like a hog’s head to me.
This trip we were able to visit Picacho Peak State Park. I was shocked to see the hog’s head I see from Marana is actually two peaks, one behind the other.
Johnnie [...]
Viewing the Stars
Posted in arizona, travel, tucson, tagged Marana, southern Arizona, stargazing, travel, Tucson area on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two nights ago, we went to look at the moon and stars. The moon was just past full, so providing lots of light, in fact too much light for optimal stargazing. But, the sky was darker and the stars brighter than what we are used to seeing in NJ. To get a dark sky, we [...]