Walking with the Dead Near the Mexican Border

Walking with the Dead Near the Mexican Border

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Travel

Tumacácori National Historical Park is south of Tucson and just north of the Mexican border. Like the Mission San Xavier del Bac, Father Kino founded this mission, too, one of more than 20 in the region: Tumacácori isn’t baroque like San Xavier, but still enchanting....
Face it, the Holidays Are About Decadence

Face it, the Holidays Are About Decadence

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Travel

‘Tis the season for shopping, drinking, and eating, and here are some of my favorites for all three in Tucson. (Anna, my dear friend and Tucson local, was my tour guide.) Fourth Avenue is a fun and funky neighborhood with plenty of opportunities to spend your cash....
An Uneventful Afternoon. Almost.

An Uneventful Afternoon. Almost.

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Travel

The same day I went to Saguaro National Park I visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, so it was some great sightseeing. You know, as long as you ignore the cactus-lust and killer-bee sting. (That plus the jumping cholla incident suggest a new state motto. “Arizona:...
Randy

Randy

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Travel

Saguaro National Park sits just west of Tucson, and is a must see. The landscape is like a forest without foliage: And even though saguaros aren’t the friendliest of plant life, with their spikes and intimidating height (they grow to 50’ tall), they seemed sort of...