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US Roadtrip 2007 was the monster of all roadtrips. Please view my site and enjoy some of the sites I saw along the way on this 13,210 mile car trip.

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I drove 35 miles to Coronado National Memorial which is right at the border of the United States and Mexico.  I drove up to Montezuma Pass Overlok (elevation 6,575 feet) for a spectacular view of the San Pedro Valley with the mountains in the background.  Down in the valley (somewhere) was an imaginary line that is the boundary between the two countries.  This area in the valley was also believed to be the exploration route of Vasquez de Coronado in 1540.

This site recognizes the first major exploration of the American southwest by European explorers.













After my visit at Coronado I drove 150 miles to Tumacacori National Historic Park.  I was able to walk through the church.
After Spain had had a 100 year history of expansion in the New World, they founded a mission here to convert the native people (Pima).  Tumacacori had been established in 1691 by Father Kino.











At night I arrived in Tucson where I stayed for the night.  I took a driving tour of the campus of the University of Arizona.


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tumacacori (reply)
Nov 28, 2007 13:10 EST by loven 

Just read your post on Tumacacori. I was there in March of 07 and was amazed by the building. Did you happen to see San Xavier Mission- just outside of Tuscon? It is a truly beautiful church.

Peace,
loven


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