Yes We Were There!

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Yes, we were in Tucson when the shooting happened – so many of you were asking. It brought back memories of the École Polytechnique Massacre in Montreal in the late 80’s when Marc Lépine shot so many people.

It has opened up some dialogue about mental health and guns but the media is still pushing the sensationalism – too bad.

In the meantime, we hit some great highlights in the area and expect we will be back next year to really explore more.

Travels with Chuck and Sheila

And I thought the Cacti around Ajo were superb: they are nothing compared to what we saw along the way from Why to Tucson.

We travelled from Why, AZ to Tucson on Friday (January 7^th) with Chuck and Sheila – our friends from Wetaskiwin. It’s amazing how pleasant a trip can be when you are with people who share so many of the same interests.

We picked up the Passport book that gives you 2 fers and discounts at a number of interesting places at the Tucson Visitor Information Center that Diane and Andy told us about last year and at $15.00 it was well worth it. Just one visit to the Desert Museum paid for the Passport.

The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum

Spectacular!! Mainly the Museum is an outdoor exhibition of Sonoran Desert plants and animals with over 2 miles of pathways to explore.

We lucked into an astonishing guide who walked and talked us through the botanical exhibits. She was incredibly knowledgeable and explained things so well – especially (as we found out later) considering this was the first tour she had done solo – our hats off to her!!

The animal and birds are extraordinary, too.

Tubac and the Artists’ Colony

About an hour south of Tucson on the way to Nogales, Mexico is an old settlement that once housed a Spanish garrison and is now a thriving artists’ community.

To me the highlight of the experience was the karen newby gallery and sculpture garden.

On our last day in Tucson, Chuck and Fred went over to see the Old Tucson Movie Sets only to find out that they were closed that day.

Sheila and I went to the Mission San Xavier. It is a VERY old Mission built by the Catholics (circa 1700). The highlights here are the restoration of the buildings as well as the authentic fry bread and the tamales.

Anyway, this was not the time to be strange people in a strange place but we will revisit the area.