On January 6, we left Ajo and drove to Rincon Country West RV Park in Tucson AZ.
The place was huge—over a thousand sites—and impeccably kept. The sunsets were spectacular.
The entry way into the RV park.
The sunset
We toured the Mission San Xavier del Bac, a church built to convert indians in the 1700’s , and Biosphere 2, the dome made famous 20 years ago when 8 people lived inside for two years without outside intervention .
Looking toward the mission
Looking from the mission
Looking toward the biosphere
Inside one section of the biosphere
We also drove through Tucson Mountain Park to go to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, a garden/zoo featuring indigenous plants and animals. We viewed many neat creatures and saw lovely panoramas, but the highlight of the day was encountering a coyote on the road.
A chuckwalla
Panorama of the Saguaro National Monument
A candid coyote
We were actually in Tucson when the mass shooting occurred at Gabrielle Gifford’s “Congress at your Corner”. Our RV neighbor was rushed on the same day to the same hospital as the victims of the shooting! Despite that event, we were very impressed with Tucson, so much so that we toured an Active Adult community in Vail, a nearby town. A house like the one below could possibly be in our future…
The place was huge—over a thousand sites—and impeccably kept. The sunsets were spectacular.
The entry way into the RV park.
The sunsetWe toured the Mission San Xavier del Bac, a church built to convert indians in the 1700’s , and Biosphere 2, the dome made famous 20 years ago when 8 people lived inside for two years without outside intervention .
Looking toward the mission
Looking from the mission
Looking toward the biosphere
Inside one section of the biosphereWe also drove through Tucson Mountain Park to go to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, a garden/zoo featuring indigenous plants and animals. We viewed many neat creatures and saw lovely panoramas, but the highlight of the day was encountering a coyote on the road.
A chuckwalla
Panorama of the Saguaro National Monument
A candid coyoteWe were actually in Tucson when the mass shooting occurred at Gabrielle Gifford’s “Congress at your Corner”. Our RV neighbor was rushed on the same day to the same hospital as the victims of the shooting! Despite that event, we were very impressed with Tucson, so much so that we toured an Active Adult community in Vail, a nearby town. A house like the one below could possibly be in our future…
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