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February 10th 2009
drive 3days from el potrero chico. driving like 24hours totall. bought mini cheap PC!now Kearny AZ. 2hour NE of Tucson. I want to climb Tamo !!!! then...Tamo climbing is fun! rock is nice ququartzite .sport and trad climbing , mainly face climbing.only single piche. view is great.not so hight mean not so cold and wet for winter climbing but driving is very hard. not any4x4 can make it. it is very new area. not many climber go there. very special experience. oneday, we are climbing in Queen creek. 22miles from Kearny. it was good. not so big area sharp volcanic rock sport climibing area. view was nice . very deferent to Tamo.we enjoyed it.... read more
February 6th 2009
Welcome to our second travel blog which will cover a trip to the southwest US. This is an area we skimmed by last winter, but promised ourselves to revisit. Our hope is to learn more about the natural history and culture of this great region. The first major stop will be southeastern Arizona with a two week stay in the Tucson area. We expect to get as far west as Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, before heading back east to the Guadalupe Mountains, TX where we will meet up with our good friends Peter and Trudy. The four of us will then caravan down to the Big Bend region of Texas/Mexico. We will then work our way down the Rio Grande to Mission, TX for a one month stay at Bentsen Rio-Grande State Park, headquarters of ... read more
Tucson, Arizona - Stop #1
Published: December 31st 2008North America » United States » Arizona » Tucson
December 31st 2008
All went well on our flight to Tucson, AZ. We are once again enjoying the beauty of the Sonoran desert. Daytime temps are sunny and nice, the nights are COLD. While here there will be U of A basketball games, hikes, time with friends, desert drives, snowy mountain scenes, movies, and favorite restaurant stops to fill our week's stay. On Sun. January 4th we'll be flying over the BIG pond enroute to Stop #2 - Hong Kong. We wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and hope it will be a great year with lots of joy, peace, and fun times. Best Wishes, R&P... read more
December 21st 2008
We've made it to Tuscon in record time. Our trip begin at 4:58pm, Friday Dec. 19th. Since then, we've covered A LOT of territory. Texas was by far the longest - 800+ miles to get from the eastern border to the western edge. New Mexico and Arizona seem tiny now in comparison. The landscape is FANTASTIC! The southern states ('Bama, Miss., LA) were pretty similar to our "home" state in Florida (Although I-10 through new Orleans was very cool, lots of marshland and bridges and highway overpasses, ramps, etc.) But once we got through half of Texas, the land began slowly, but dramatically, rising around us. Small hills have become edges of mountain ranges, rocky hillsides have transformed into gravity defying boulder & sand landscape. The trees have slowly shrunk away, making way for smaller, hearty ... read more
December 19th 2008
There is no wind today and only a few clouds. We got ready to go and then went over for our "free" breakfast. We were on the road at 8:00. Not far out of town, at about 8:30, there was a Border Patrol Inspection Station for the Westbound lanes that we were wondering about the other day. We were just waved on through. We traveled through flat plains with distant mountains. There were range cattle. The landscape was starting to look like Nevada. There were signs in several areas that said, "Dust Storms Possible" and "Zero Visibility Possible". We were especially glad that we didn't continue on through this area yesterday! As we travelled, Nancy read about Tucson in the guide book. We learned about the Tucson bed. "Tucson gained a certain notoriety as a stagestop. ... read more
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December 7th 2008
PUT THE CURSOR ON THE ABOVE MAP AND MOVE IT AROUND FOR BETTER ORIENTATION. THAT IS MEXICO DIRECTLY SOUTH OF ARIZONA HAPPY HOLIDAYS - 2008 Happy Holidays, We were thrilled to realize that we have friends of many faiths - Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and even Bahai - of which many celebrate a holiday during this time of year. So we are taking this opportunity to connect with you all to wish you a happy and peaceful holiday, whatever your faith. For us it is a time to connect with family and friends of all faiths and in many countries. We greatly cherish our friendship with you all and want to thank you for keeping us in your hearts this holiday season. Since we did many travel blogs this past year, this is strictly ... read more
November 16th 2008
The pictues are uploaded; hope you enjoy them. To see pictures on each entry, just go to the bottom of my text and click on previous and it will take you to the previous entry. There are a few that do not have pictures.... read more
Airline Nightmares for the Tweedles!
Published: November 15th 2008North America » United States » Arizona » Tucson
November 15th 2008
Well, we are home and regardless how much fun you had, it's good to be home. It went by so fast; for those of us that still work, I would highly recommend trying to get away for at least 3 weeks. It puts you in such a different state of mind when you are away from work for so long. You re-think your life, goals and dreams. It will be difficult to get back to work. I like Jan's recommendation of getting back in to it slowly. Does that mean I only have to work 3 days next week? :) We got off the ship around 11 AM and took a taxi to Skyline Chili in Ft Lauderdale. Our taxi driver said he would come back at Noon to pick us up. Here is a link ... read more
Tag 7 - Tucson - Election Day
Published: November 5th 2008North America » United States » Arizona » Tucson
November 4th 2008
Heute ist die US-Praesidentenwahl! Allerdings merkt man das eigentlich nur, wenn man den Fernseher aufschaltet, da ist es natuerlich das grosse Thema, in welchem Staat wer gerade vorne liegt, nachdem 3 oder 4 Prozent der Stimmen ausgezaehlt sind... Heute lassen wir den Tag eher ruhig angehen. Am Vormittag besuchen wir das "Biosphere 2 Center". Dabei handelt es sich um eine von der Aussenwelt vollkommen abgeschottete Stahl-Glas-Konstruktion, in der Wueste, Steppe, Sumpf, Regenwald und Meer "nachgebaut" wurden. In den 90er Jahren haben dort 8 Menschen vollkommen von der Aussenwelt abgeschottet zwei Jahr lang gelebt. Erforscht werden sollte der Einfluss der Menschen auf die Umwelt. Nach ein paar Besitzerwechseln wird jetzt dort ueber die Auswirkungen der Treibhausgase auf die Umwelt geforscht. Es ist total spannend dort und eine der damaligen "Insassen" hat auch ein Buch ueber die beid ... read more
October 25th 2008
Today's the day we have been waiting for so long. We should be about ready for Uncle Don to pick us up to take us to the airport. The key word is 'should'. Instead of driving to the airport, I am sitting in my favorite chair, drinking a latte and eating my toast that isn't buttered all the way to the edges. It's 4:30 am. Delta called to tell us our flight has been postponed until 8:50 am. Nothing like getting up 2 hours early. Deep breaths, Kenny tells me. I asked them why it was cancelled and they said 'crew rest and a security sweep'. Security sweep-that doesn't sound good.. I can relax in that we have a 10 hour (now only 8) layover in Atlanta. Ken keeps calling this an adventure and I remind ... read more
