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More time with the Hupps
We wanted more time with family and friends in Tucson. One more round of thinning out stuff we don't need, picking up a few things we do, and getting Bertha ready to head east. It's been great to have time with the family and long talks. Oh and Julie learned how to shoot a rifle and a hand gun including a bit of self defense lessons too. Colin said it' a bit like his EMT. Good skills to have but you hope you never have to use them.
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So I decided to hang a right rather...
... construction of the Hoover Dam. Subsequent to the completion of this project, this area has become sought after and it has also placed / declared a ban on any form of gambling in this city. How odd is that? But not a bad place to get away to over a weekend because I can think that a week in Vegas can be hectic. Vegas also has the highest suicide rate in the US and the busiest although one of the smallest airports. And back to this morning... Arrive in ...
End of the Road
I will end the blog in Tucson. The trailer is unpacked and we're settling in to Donna and Bob's house for the winter. We're definitely going to enjoy the weather here and getting outside without putting on long underwear, coats, and hats. I won't miss driving on ice and snow. Our plan right now is to stay until the end of March. The jury is still out as to whether or not we want to move out of Alaska. Maybe we will just be Snowbirds. Total miles driven since we left Anchorage: ...
The caves have eyes
... defy description, the attached photos make an attempt.
We finish the tour of the lower caverns and take our 4 minute elevator ride to the surface. Next it is bat flight time. Everyday, between the months of May to October, thousands of Mexican Freetail bats flyout of the natural entrance of the cave to hunt for insects or to begin\continue migration. The bats roost in the 'bat cave' a quarter mile from ...
Five Days in the Desert
... the easy trails, a 3/4 mile circular route through the scattered stones of what once was an ancient indian village, way before the Apaches roamed this area. Maxine was here typical self, insisting on leading "her pack," while Lucy tugged and pulled like crazy to try to pursue whatever scents she picked up.
The day we left Catalina we drove down Oracle Road into and through downtown Tucson, on the way to what we though was going to be ...