Tucson, Arizona

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Our next stop was Tombstone Territories RV Resort located southeast of Tucson. We visited nearby Tombstone- walkiing the boardwalk streets and watching a re-enactment of the Shoot-out at the OK Corral. Mike found a new belt buckle in one of the Tombstone gift shops. Lois picked up postcards and we bought some pecans and pistachios at a farm in Benson. The next day we drove into Saguaro National Park East. The Visitor Center movie was interesting and worth sitting through. We drove the 8-mile one-way loop with great overlooks and stopped to hike part of the Mica & Cactus Forest Trails. It was like being on another planet.

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Photos

Freeway entrance
Beautiful art at the freeway entrances and on the overpasses.

Rincon Mountains
Love all the views of the mountains from the highway.

Rincon Mountains
Looked like snow on the mountain.

Tombstone
We enjoyed walking the streets and checking out the shops.

Hearse
Display in the visitor center.

Undertakers kit
Interesting display.

OK Corral
Coffins for the men killed at the OK Corral.

OK Corral
Waiting for the reenactment of the shoot-out.

Sunset
Lovely morning.

Saguaro National Park East
Driving the 8-mile loop.

Landscape
Beauty of the Rincon Mountains and the desert filled with cactus.

Saguaro
So many saguaro cactus with "nursery trees" to protect them as they grow.

Staghorn Cholla
One of the variety of cholla in the park.

Prickly Pear Cactus
Plentiful in the park

Fish-hook Barrel Cactus
Nearing the end of its blooming.

Amazing specimen
Look at all the arms on this saguaro!

Hike
We enjoyed hiking the Mica View Trail. It crossed this wash.

Palo Verde
This tree's green trunk and branches perform photosynthesis, not the leaves.

Chain-fruit Cholla
Don't try to eat the "fruit" of this cholla.

Up close
Loved seeing these beauties up close as we hiked the MICA trail, but not too close.

Amazing!
This saguaro, hundreds of years old and weighing 2-3 tons.