April Misc: Largents, Box Yard, Monterey Point Neighborhood party. Photos here.
Oro Valley CC – league pickleball, mixed 4.0
Photos here.
Year: 2022
Paribas Tennis, Murray Canyon, Watson Hike, Catalina Hike, Patagonia Wine
Paribas Pro Tennis tournament in Indian Wells, CA. We got an airbnb 1 mile from the complex. Photos here.
Hiking with Denise and Mike in Murray Canyon, near Palm Springs, right after the tournament. Photos here.
The short hike behind our house on Watson. Good views up there. Photos here.
Hike in Catalina State Park with the Rubeys. Photos here.
Patagonia AZ, bird watching, wine tasting with the Rubeys. Photos here.
Tucson – Desert Museum, Tohono (2), Tubac, County Courthouse, Pickleball League
Took the 1 hour drive south to Tubac. Very small, totally dedicated to artist studios. Most of the wares are metal, or pottery. Jean W and company were along.
Photo gallery here.
Wall/Howards to the Desert Museum and the raptor show. The birds are awesome, they swope right overhead, land very near. Hard to take pictures without a telephoto lens. Hiking is good, lots to see, a hummingbird house, massive varieties of cactus.
Photo gallery here.
Second trip to Tohono Chul, with Walls and Howards. More pictures of cactus!
Photo gallery here.
Pima County Courthouse. We were downtown, drinking beers at Ten55 Brewery. Strolled over to look at the interesting building.
Photo gallery here.
Tucson PimaAir – CatalinaStPk Hike – Tohono Chul (first)
Visited the Pima Air and Space Museum on the far south east side of Tucson, on a screamingly windy day. Here are my pictures in the random order that I saw them. Given the wind conditions we limited most of our viewing to the craft inside the hangers. The tour starts in the largest hanger, which is about 3x larger than the three subsequent hangers.
The museum has a good web site which includes an exhaustive list of all their inventory, and various instructional videos.
Hike in Catalina State Park. We bought an AZ State Park pass. Most of the hikes here are long, and so we’ve been told, steep. Ours was was of the few shorter loops.
Tohono Chul is a botanical garden located in NW Tucson. Medium sized, very interesting, of course lots of cactus. Lots of pics of cactus, as we’re trying to learn about the spikey critters. Our own yard needs some additions. There’s an eatery here, a gift shop, a grow area for small cacti for sale. Jean and Joe W, and friend Tim were along.