Wildlife & Related

Thanks Hummer, the saguaro is truly spectacular, I had no idea how big/tall they were, and how many of them there were. I would encourage anyone that hasn't been to Tucson, to check it out sometime, it's a fairly cheap place to stay hotel wise. The Sonoran desert is nothing like the Mojave, which most are more familiar with due to Vegas, the Sonoran desert is quite vibrant, and I still haven't experienced spring here. I'll continue to post pictures for the folks who haven't been here, and the folks that have and appreciate it.

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Have you made it sleep yet?

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Lantana. In the Verbena family.

Bisbee is not what so ever what it used to be. I was born there & have seen it change. Still a fun day-outing but Im a little biased now. The Copper mine is definitely an attraction. My Grandfather worked in it after the war until he died unexpectedly. I have 34 relatives including him & my Grandmother in the cemetery too.

I'm not fond of Nogales anymore either. The market is a tourist destination but if youre not into trinkets I dont see much benefit, not a good representation of traditional mexican culture or art. There is however an amazing restaurant & I will post the name as soon as I remember it. Very old establishment, excellent food, & if you can, request to sit in the small dining room -its a real treat.

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Lantana. In the Verbena family.

Bisbee is not what so ever what it used to be. I was born there & have seen it change. Still a fun day-outing but Im a little biased now. The Copper mine is definitely an attraction. My Grandfather worked in it after the war until he died unexpectedly. I have 34 relatives including him & my Grandmother in the cemetery too.

I'm not fond of Nogales anymore either. The market is a tourist destination but if youre not into trinkets I dont see much benefit, not a good representation of traditional mexican culture or art. There is however an amazing restaurant & I will post the name as soon as I remember it. Very old establishment, excellent food, & if you can, request to sit in the small dining room -its a real treat.

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Very much interested, thank you!

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Lantana. In the Verbena family.

Bisbee is not what so ever what it used to be. I was born there & have seen it change. Still a fun day-outing but Im a little biased now. The Copper mine is definitely an attraction. My Grandfather worked in it after the war until he died unexpectedly. I have 34 relatives including him & my Grandmother in the cemetery too.

I'm not fond of Nogales anymore either. The market is a tourist destination but if youre not into trinkets I dont see much benefit, not a good representation of traditional mexican culture or art. There is however an amazing restaurant & I will post the name as soon as I remember it. Very old establishment, excellent food, & if you can, request to sit in the small dining room -its a real treat.

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I don't recall the name, but we ate in one of the hotel restaurants there and it was very good. I had Tortuga soup and it was almost as good as my Pa's. ;-)

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Nice. We had lizards where I grew up.

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Ok, well I absolutely recommend but you'll probably need to wait on the first few for 'normal' operations:

Kartchner Caverns (take the tour of the cave, its amazing & educational though the light show is about 5 minutes too long -lol, wear light layers because its hot in there & your not allowed to remove jackets mid tour - they'll explain why)

Restaurant in Nogales Mexico - La Ropa (Good Margaritas of course)

Titan Missile Museum (if you're into rivets & rocketry)

Pima Air & Space Museum (most is outdoors, so much to see, not just a junk yard & they have the Nasa Super Guppy, an original Marauder, helicopters, Sr71a ... just about everything else you'd hope to see. Take the time to ask the volunteers questions, they are retired military & pilots & their perspective & experience is invaluable & under appreciated imo)

Richard F. Carris /Hubble mirror lab on campus is great for getting your nerd on. (Only park in the garage structure or you will be towed!)

Kitt Peak observatory is also a wonderful afternoon/evening out. (Dress warm, even mid summer it's cold up there, pack snacks)

Then theres always these parks of which I think you've already visited a couple:

Sabino Canyon
Catalina State Park
Mt. Lemmon & Cathedral Rock Overlook
Saguaro National Park East
SNP West
Madera Canyon

Lots of hiking & biking & cycling

Also if you happen to be into model rockets (Estes, etc) & you all want to go to an approved launch site visit SARA, southern Arizona rocketry association's website. Its been a nice group of people every time we've gone, public aerospace labs are hard to come by & good for budding scientists. ;-)

All I've got off the top of my head...

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Ok, well I absolutely recommend but you'll probably need to wait on the first few for 'normal' operations:

Kartchner Caverns (take the tour of the cave, its amazing & educational though the light show is about 5 minutes too long -lol, wear light layers because its hot in there & your not allowed to remove jackets mid tour - they'll explain why)

Restaurant in Nogales Mexico - La Ropa (Good Margaritas of course)

Titan Missile Museum (if you're into rivets & rocketry)

Pima Air & Space Museum (most is outdoors, so much to see, not just a junk yard & they have the Nasa Super Guppy, an original Marauder, helicopters, Sr71a ... just about everything else you'd hope to see. Take the time to ask the volunteers questions, they are retired military & pilots & their perspective & experience is invaluable & under appreciated imo)

Richard F. Carris /Hubble mirror lab on campus is great for getting your nerd on. (Only park in the garage structure or you will be towed!)

Kitt Peak observatory is also a wonderful afternoon/evening out. (Dress warm, even mid summer it's cold up there, pack snacks)

Then theres always these parks of which I think you've already visited a couple:

Sabino Canyon
Catalina State Park
Mt. Lemmon & Cathedral Rock Overlook
Saguaro National Park East
SNP West
Madera Canyon

Lots of hiking & biking & cycling

Also if you happen to be into model rockets (Estes, etc) & you all want to go to an approved launch site visit SARA, southern Arizona rocketry association's website. Its been a nice group of people every time we've gone, public aerospace labs are hard to come by & good for budding scientists. ;-)

All I've got off the top of my head...

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Thanks a bunch for the info, like you said, some things we've done, other things are on our to do list, but several I didn't know about, so much appreciated!

You aren't kidding on the biking, I actually think Tucson might be more bike friendly than the Denver Metro, probably because it's a year round sport if you can handle the heat, which several co workers claim to do. I was too impatient to wait for my bike to get here, so I bought a new one, and have been enjoying it quite a bit.

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Thanks a bunch for the info, like you said, some things we've done, other things are on our to do list, but several I didn't know about, so much appreciated!

You aren't kidding on the biking, I actually think Tucson might be more bike friendly than the Denver Metro, probably because it's a year round sport if you can handle the heat, which several co workers claim to do. I was too impatient to wait for my bike to get here, so I bought a new one, and have been enjoying it quite a bit.

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My FIL did a 38 mile ride this morning passing through U of A campus. Said it was deserted. ;-)