Blogs from Tucson, Arizona, United States, North America - page 5

Why is it that no one ever mentioned that with age and although I like to think of myself as middle aged, the reality is that I am middle aged for a species that lives to 118 years. So, back to aging. Why don't people mention that packing for a trip at this age takes approximately 1 week longer than when I was 30 or really even 50? IT feels like I've been prepping for months and on Day 1 we are at 9:38 AM and the truck and camper are not loaded. Although to be fair, the camper has been on the truck for 2 days- that's impressive pre-planning for our current state. In reality, this is vacation time and perhaps time drifts at a different pace. Maybe it is the universe telling me to ... read more

Photos of Hope and Ted. View from summit of Mt. Lemmon.... read more

Pima Air & Space Museum Das Pima Air & Space Museum ist, wie der Name schon sagt, eine Flugzeugausstellung. Es zeigt ausrangierte Flugzeuge jedes Alters, meist Militärflugzeuge. Mit speziellen Themen-Hallen für die jeweiligen amerikanischen Kriege. Gleich nebenan, in der trockenen Wüste Arizonas, befindet sich ein großer Flugzeugfriedhof ("Boneyard") bzw. Lagerort für nicht benötigte Flugzeuge.... read more

Christine, one of Debra's long time friends from grade school, came to visit from Toronto along with her sister Michelle who lives in Vancouver. Both are school teachers so they had some time off during March break. This gave us an opportunity to explore some things that we had yet to experience. Of course there were a few days enjoyed just hanging around the pool, and we did tour around downtown Tucson which included a trip to El Charro's in "old Town" for some local Margueritas. We even got a tour of a private house that was 130 years old! Michelle, being very outgoing struck up a conversation with Joe the owner who exemplified Tucson's friendliness by inviting us in. They were just beginning to have dinner ame watch the local Wildcats basketball on TV. The ... read more

Dana left on February 18th to join his brother and others for 10 days of golf in Orlando. My brother's girl friend Linda came in on the same day. It was nice to have company while Dana was away. Linda and I spent a couple of days at the Grand Canyon which was a "gasping" experience for Linda who had never been there before. On arrival, we enjoyed a fabulous sunset and relaxed for the evening . The following day we spent some time hiking around the south rim and part way down the Angel trail. The weather was comfortable unlike the North rim which is cold and closed to the Public this time of year. Next stop was Sedona with some awesome views of the "Red Rocks" and the Chapel of the Holy Cross . ... read more