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Tucson
Travel Blogs from Tucson, United States
Less than two weeks to go...wait, what?!
I can't believe that in two weeks I will be leaving my home for four months. I realize that for many travelers out there this is not that much time. However, for me, the girl who has lived her whole life in Arizona and the longest she has ...
Day 4 - Barriers
Woke up. Got out of bed. Sure, it sounds easy (and also like a song), but its getting tougher. Going to Tucson, 120 miles up the road. Decided to spare all the routing drama, and continue out Interstate 8. Thinking its one less thing to worry about. Just ...
Bye bye California
... it is with us unless it is a top spot we could enjoy we are off again. Got an early start and hit Tucson early afternoon and headed for the highly recommended Sonora Desert Museum. More like a Zoo than a museum we had a great ...
Start of the journey
... the view from the swimming pool. The icon of Arizona is the saguaro cactus. It seems particularly abundant here around Tucson. The cacti stand up from the dry and scraggly undergrowth like shapes from the Night of the Living Dead ...
Happy New Year
We spent the opening minutes of New Years day, snug in our bed sound asleep. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! we are waiting for a package to be delivered and with all the holidays, mail is not flowing very fast. Have not decide exactly whats up next, kinda ...
Back in the USA
... baja was great and the border crossing was a zoo in Tiajuana. (see pics) We are now in Picacho Peak State Park near Tucson Arizona and it is cold but beautiful. We expect to be home next week sometime. Everything is going great and we are anxious ...
Halloween shenanigans
... for a Halloween party that evening. After some discussion, we decided to postpone the trip a day and stay the night in Tucson. I love Halloween and had hoped to be able to celebrate it somehow, but the odds weren't looking too good based on ...
RIP Stuart Little
... way to Tucson that I know my dad will like, the Union Pacific crossing Arizona with mountains in the background. Before leaving Tucson for Phoenix, we visited Saguaro National Park (see dorky photo). I think we have finally had our fill of cacti and ...
Time with family
Watching kids learn to swim!! I had seen this on TV, but watching it for real!!! I would give alot just to be able to swim as well as these little ones. There is something so soothing about the desert air. The heat. The beauty. Even in the hot ...
Seguero National Park
... threw their bikes on our rack and gave them a ride out of the park. After the park, we decided to check out downtown Tucson. We had dinner a good Italian restaurant. But the highlight of the day was bowling. We found a place on barter and took the ...
Finally in Tucson
We finally made it to Tucson and Cline was there to pick us up. He got our email so knew we were going to be late. Our luggage showed up without any problems! Yea! I was kind of worried the luggage would get lost. But no worries. We were so tired, we went ...
Bouldering and Hiking Around Tucson
Today Kirsten made us Raspberry waffles for brunch, hmm, hmm, good. Then Cline and I went bouldering at Cline's favorite bouldering site, while Dave and Kirsten hiked on the David Yetman trail not far from where we were bouldering. Cline showed me some ...
Andrea's turn!
Alright, in just a few hours I will be off to join Anna over in Ireland! I've spent all day packing and somehow managed to get everything into my backpack. I'm currently getting all my music onto my ancient iPod... it's pretty much a memory stick that ...
I'm immobilized By Birds!
I had to share my first morning in Tucson with you all. I woke up to sounds I didn't know. "What birds are making those calls?" I ask myself. I was surprised to realize I only recognized two bird calls among all the multitudes of songs and calls I was ...
Travelogue Created!
I don't have much to report, except that the travelogue is now up and running. My only trip related news is that I'm spending all kinds of time everyday preparing everything I'm going to need for the trip. And by the way, you know those plastic ...
Buckin' Broncs and Pie-in-the-sky
Today we went to the Tohono O'Odham Native American Rodeo. I was very impressed with how polite and friendly everyone was, including all the kids. Really nice pleasant people. The rodeo was fun to watch and we had the best Chile Indian Taco made with ...
Raising Arizona...
... grounds with the girls until dark (lighting of the grounds is fantastic!). May 11 ( Day 11) MOTHERS DAY Scottsdale-Oracle (Biosphere2)-Tucson Happy Mother's Day to Kirsten and to all mothers!!! Kirsten took a Mother's Day run on the grounds. We kicked ...
Home again home again
Well, it's been 6 months, 8 countries, and 12 passport pages gone, but I'm finally home. Strange but so familiar at the same ...
Tucson,Arizona
We leave Texas for a week in Tuscon, Arizona. It's our seventh year for MLB Spring Training. Tuscon is home to the World Series White Sox, DiamondBack and Rockies. It is a great town! We meet my Mom and Dad out at Beaudry's RV Resort in Tuscon. They ...
Adios Mexico
We leave Mexico behind as we cross into the United States of America at the Nogales border. We have no idea what to expect but the friendly polite reception at the gate is a good start to the process. A thorough question and answer period was the most ...
Tucson
... says it's a very special place so we'll see.. I'll then work my way up to a spot near Sutherlin, Oregon to spend some time with my friend Mick... That's about 750 miles from Tucson and that's as far ahead as I am planning right now.. Later.. ...
Letzter US Halt / Last US Stop
... schoene Kurvenstrasse mit praktisch ohne Verkehr macht diesen Trip zum absoluten Geheimtip fuer alle Biker! Ich komme spaet in Tucson an und finde natuerlich keinen Campground. Erst nach einer Nacht neben den Geleisen des absolut NERVTOETEND immerhupenden ...
Picacho Peak Trail
Today we hiked up the Picacho Peak Trail that is between Tucson and Phoenix. This is a fantastic little trail that switchbacks up what looks like a huge slab of rock, but the trail was actually not that bad. Don't get me wrong, it has it's steep parts and ...
Arizona Sanora Desert Museum
Today it was pretty hot, in the low 80's. Very nice and perfect for getting us ready for Belize. We went to the Sanora Desert Museum today. What a great museum! We were there at least four hours. So many things to see. I think the cactus garden and the ...
Let's start in the middle.
I hope you like joining the middle of a conversation. Or flipping to a movie an hour in. Or at least jumping to the good articles at the back of the magazine. Because I should have started this travelogue two years ago. I'm going to fill in some of ...
IAD-PHX-TUS
... for 5 hours without saying a word. But she offered me a gingerbread cookie while we waited for the hop from Phoenix down to Tucson, and we started chatting. Turns out both of us have a hard time convincing people to take our jobs seriously. She and her ...
THE Gem Show, It's quite overwhelming
Today we went to the Gem show. It was so cold out, Cline and Kirsten thought it would be better to do that today and do some of the outdoors things tomorrow when it would hopefully get a little warmer. This gem show is overwhelming. There is so much to ...
Saguaro National Park
... a springtime visit to Saguaro National Park provided us with a surprisingly unique and visually stimulating experience. The park is just outside of Tucson and is pretty easy to get to, although we could not take our RV and trailer on the 9 mile paved ...