Yesterday was our travel day. We is Kathy Jo from Chicago and June from Salt Lake. We all arrived by 1pm and our driver, Julio, brought us out to the house. The house is beautiful and kind of in the middle of no where. But hey - we are on vacation and just loving it!
We put together a shopping list and headed out with Gertie, our GPS, and the mercedes... We ended up in the middle of road construction in Tucson. There was a stretch where all the exits on the freeway were closed. Poor Gertie was in such a tailspin and recalculating, recalculating.... Finally we found an open exit and used our paper map to navigate our way back. We found the restaurant and had a wonderful Mexican dinner. Our trip home was uneventful as we were starting to get a feel for the area - even in the dark. We went to the grocery store and then back to the house to make a game plan for today.
Today, we headed out down the road to Tombstone. Took us about an hour together but it was worth the drive. We wandered around for a bit like tourists, cameras out.... and just was taking in the sites. A guy started telling us about the trolley tour and then the town historian came up and said it was great way to see the town. And it was... The historian was also the trolley driver and he was just hilarious. Was a great tour and we picked out the spots where we wanted to go back to see.
After the trolley, I met Woody from the Stand on the porch advertising water bottle prices tribe. He just needed some support for doing a good job, I guess...
This is June and I at the visitor center. Had to get our brochures of the sites.
This is the historian aka trolley driver, me and the other guy we talked to first. Think he was just kind of the town greeter guy.
This is June and Kathy Jo after our tram ride up to through the Sanbino Canyon. Oh such a beautiful place... They were laughing at me because there was a sun dial we were looking at. I asked June, "how does it move?" She said, "It's a sun dial - the sun moves...." Ok, so I can't read a compass either.... Anyway good laugh.
Driving toward the canyon, we saw this beautiful rainbow. I was surprised my camera took this one so clear from a moving car.
This is just before the tram ride up into canyon.
A park ranger took a picture of us - boy are we windblown from the trolley. We rode in the very back row in the open car for the best views.
This is June and I. The trolley stopped deep in the canyon for a bit so we grabbed some more quick pictures. Definitely a popular place for runners, bikers and walkers. Lots of water running over the bridges and just overall beautiful.
This is June picking out her new outfit in Tombstone.
Look at these photogenic girls...
Well, so now we are back at the house and going to do a little scrapbooking. I brought some work stuff with me so better get to that. Our game plan for tomorrow sounds like the Desert Museum (everyone says it is amazing), maybe some caverns - need to check into those and another national park. Sunday we are going to a BBQ at my aunt and uncles house. Turns out they are 5 minutes down the road from the house here... Will be great to see them. Still holding out for some amazing sunset pictures.
This is June and I at the visitor center. Had to get our brochures of the sites.
This is the historian aka trolley driver, me and the other guy we talked to first. Think he was just kind of the town greeter guy.
This is June and Kathy Jo after our tram ride up to through the Sanbino Canyon. Oh such a beautiful place... They were laughing at me because there was a sun dial we were looking at. I asked June, "how does it move?" She said, "It's a sun dial - the sun moves...." Ok, so I can't read a compass either.... Anyway good laugh.
Driving toward the canyon, we saw this beautiful rainbow. I was surprised my camera took this one so clear from a moving car.
This is just before the tram ride up into canyon.
A park ranger took a picture of us - boy are we windblown from the trolley. We rode in the very back row in the open car for the best views.
This is June and I. The trolley stopped deep in the canyon for a bit so we grabbed some more quick pictures. Definitely a popular place for runners, bikers and walkers. Lots of water running over the bridges and just overall beautiful.
This is June picking out her new outfit in Tombstone.
Look at these photogenic girls...Well, so now we are back at the house and going to do a little scrapbooking. I brought some work stuff with me so better get to that. Our game plan for tomorrow sounds like the Desert Museum (everyone says it is amazing), maybe some caverns - need to check into those and another national park. Sunday we are going to a BBQ at my aunt and uncles house. Turns out they are 5 minutes down the road from the house here... Will be great to see them. Still holding out for some amazing sunset pictures.
So good night for now.
Til next time -
Laura
2 comments:
Oh man... that looks like so much fun!! Did I ever tell you that I lived in Tucson when I was in the 3rd grade? I loved it there so much. Give my best to June and Kathy Jo. Safe travels home again. xoxo
that rainbow photo is to die for too! damn, you are good girl!! xoxoxo
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