Double K Ranch Bed and Breakfast Tucson
3930 North Smokey Topaz Lane Tucson, Arizona, 85749, United States
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The Unknown Trail and More
... who had been as far as the creek and pools, but knew nothing about the remainder of the trail. The flora on the way was truly amazing. Lots of colors and variety in the flowers. I caught one bee off guard in a tiny poppy. He seemed to have backed in and was caught. Thus, I got a good close shot of him before he took off.
As we visited and looked at the creek area, another solo, ...
Just how cold WAS it Johnny?
Who knows what Carson would have answered, but I do know it was cold here last night. We have no electric, but Grandma's quilt kept us warm. i got up at six AM to get the coffee going and watch the sunrise. I turned on the gas below the pot and tried the propane lighter... no luck. I tried again...the same. Finally I put the lighter in the flow of heat from the furnace. After a few moments "thawing out", it worked. That's cold, ...
A different side of Tucson
... aren't real fast but will bite and not let go. They are venomous so need to be respected.
Sunday morning we went to church and then went to the Biosphere 2 for a tour. As you can see in the picture we had a quite a surprise when we got there - the ground was white with snow!! The elevation was slightly higher than Tucson but it was still a shocker. Fortunately it melted during the time we were taking the tour so didn't have to drive on slushy roads. Later ...
Tucson, AZ
... behind his garden fence is a part of a state park - reserve. We looked out and saw a pack of javelins – they look like wild pigs but are actually hoofed mammals originating from South America. The pronunciation of javelin is something like “have elyna”.
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BACK COUNTRY CAMPING
... gave Jen the wrong directions and we had to go 9 miles one way to get back to the starting point so that we could turn off for Javelina picnic area. Well, of course my bag isn't packed so I have to pull everything out of storage in the van and find a spot for it in the pack, and eat breakfast at the same time. Nothing like being prepared! Jen tells me she's a little nervous for me but I'm happy to be going and eager to hit the trail. After about 45 minutes ...


