Saguaro National Park - West

 I had no idea that the Saguaro National park 

was sooooo big. 

This is the western part of the park

and of course cactus everywhere...........

The straw man standing in front is actually the skeleton

of a Saguaro cactus.

These are walking stick cactuses love the pretty color red.

Love the landscape it's wild and beautiful.

Buenos Aires Wildlife Park & Kitt Peak Observatory

Just rolling down the road there was

beauty all around and dem clouds.

We had observers checking us out and as we

checked them out.

And the Kitt Peak observatory - that we saw from afar

and really would've liked to roll on up top see it

but alas, the road was closed.

Still kinda closed up in Arizona.

Lake Aguirre without the water. It's so hard to imagine

that at certain part of the year this will be so

full people will be on the lake.

Cactus flower.

Love the skies, the clouds and the mountains that 

look so fake but gorgeous.

The entrance to the Longhorn Grill which was closed sadly,

when we were in the area.

It is a lovely ride if you're looking to do some exploring. 

We just happened on the wildlife park when we

were out for a ride.

 

Flirting with the border-Nogales

 

It was a pretty ride down to the border.

and it was crazy once we got there.

Sadly, this bustling town is now a ghost town.

And seeing the wall surrounding the city

was mind boggling actually

and awesome to see.

The cities together are like right there.

Easy to walk to and fro right there, houses and stores

are so close that the word neighbor comes to mind.

It's okay for neighbors to have fences.

Streets of Tombstone

Amazing who you run into on the streets of Tombstone.

My cousins that I haven't seen in like 30 some

years. Way too long.

So it was soooo cool to meet up on the road.

Love meeting up with peeps!!

It's a fun, kitchy place and if you're in the area you should walk the streets of Tombstone.

 

Ghost town road

It was a lot of fun driving down this road.

Of course it was gravel/dirt.

Naturally there were no ghosts hanging out

but there where dramatic skies.

And you know I love a dramatic sky and this

was the other side of the road.

Arizona is like that. 

fickle skies.

 

Cochise's Stronghold

Basically it is a drive-through park with some camping

but it is really pretty.

With structures.

I love structures.

And the curious.

and curioser

It is fertile land in a canyon surrounded by mountains.

A defensible place where his tribe can winter.

I

This is a western scrub jay.

I seem to be attracting blue birds.

It did have a 4 wheeling road but we were in the

canyon late in the day and didn't know

how long the road was and didn't want to be 

on it after dark.

 

Chirachua National Monument

 The land through this monument is quite stunning.

Lovely mountain roads taking you

to beautiful vistas.

On my way toward said vista I made a friend.

This is a Mexican Jay and 

he was sweet enough to pose for me.

I had a hard time getting his picture 

while he was posing in the tree 

because it was dark in there.

This is Queens Mine - a huge

copper mine back in the day.

A big hole.

Arizona is very pretty but dry.

Not good for sinuses that are used to a lot

of humidity.