Tucson Road Trip

Flying over Sedona we see the first sign of snow
Rows and rows of snowbirds not really escaping
Driving from Phoenix to Santa Fe
There were very few signs of water, but found a small creek
Dot is taking pix of a scenic valley
Some pretty rugged territory in central Arizona
Pretty church on a walking tour of Santa Fe
Downtown Santa Fe is all earth colored adobe buildings
Oldest church in Santa Fe
Spectacular sugar maple bowls
Turned to look like a weaving
And painted with beautiful SW colors
If only II had a few extra thousand dollars and somewhere to display this beautiful piece of art
Fused glass panel in a gallery
Dot and I touring around Canyon Road galleries
The Red Door was a bar in Fremont that Rob & I used to frequent
Decision time for Dot
The Navajo artists line up in the shade and sell hand made crafts
So many choices, all beautiful treasures
Another local church
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Some beautiful truffles at a chocolate shop
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Tried a sampling of this one
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Big hotel down the street with a rooftop bar still closed for the season
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Dot's mom Karen hosted us in Tucson
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Sunset in Tucson from Catalina Hills
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Favorite sunset shot in Tucson
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On a tour day to Tubac then stopped at San Xavier del Bac Mission
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Inside the church
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The detailed work was impressive
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Completed in 1797, is reported to be the finest examples of Spanish architecture in all of the USA. The front was under construction so no pix of the building…
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Pretty little barrel cactus
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How the church was built
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Prickly pear cactus
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Dot and I work on a puzzle, snacks and wine
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The Saguaro cactus in Karen's back yard
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Looking east from the top of Mount Lemmon
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Wondering how those rocks stay balanced up above the road
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Out across the valley
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More rocks above the cars
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Looks like the entire pile could just tumble down
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Dot taking pix
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Tucson from high up on Mount Lemmon
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Interesting layers in the rocks
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Saguaro cactus everywhere
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It's a felony to cut them in the wilderness in Arizona
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Jumping Cholla is a type of cactus that has easily detachable spines that appear to jump off the plant to people as they walk by
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Do not want to get stuck with these
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A little selfie at the Saguaro National Park visitors center
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Cactus and Tucson in the background
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On a drive in the National Park
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More snacks for dinner in Karen's back yard
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One last sunset from Karen's back yard
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Nice soft light
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Our puzzle is finally done
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Goodnight Tucson, thanks for the beautiful weather