Another day in Tucson ~ Sunny, warm and more beautiful sights
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| We think the "A" stands for Arizona |
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| This a Mission church that was built in the middle of the desert in 1692 |
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| It's hard to believe this was built over 300 years ago and still standing |
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| A Cross at the top of the hill |
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| A flowering cactus, who would of thought... |
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| Green ones.. |
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| Purple ones |
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| No one knows how they built this 320 years ago |
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| The inside was magnificent |
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| The detail and gold leafing was incredible |
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| Statue of the first (soon to be) Indian Saint |
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| choir loft was beautiful |
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| Strange colored/shaped cactus |
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| fuzzy one |
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| Different cactus species on the Mission grounds |
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| Love this one ! Pink! ~ pretty in pink, right Amanda? |
What a beautiful day in the desert!
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| We were happy to learn this museum was outside in the 75° desert |
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| I've never seen one of these, a 1952 Lark III |
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| This growth occurs one in 200,000 |
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| A desert Owl |
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| Wide Open Spaces ~ in the desert! |
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| I was all ears on this trip. (this illustrates the proportional hearing capacity I would have if I were a Bat} |
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| gems! Tucson is hosting a Gems and Minerals Week! |
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| Horned Sheep |
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| That's a lot of cactus |
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| We caught a reptile show where we saw this poisonous Hilo Monster Lizard |
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| As well as a Poisonous Diamondback rattlesnake |
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| Nice rattle |
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| We witnessed a demonstration of a family of Harris hawks hunting |
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| They are tough to catch in flight |
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| ...but I'm good. |
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| There were a total of 4 in this group |
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| Two sun burned Yanks in front of the Sonora Desert |
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| Mexican Wolf |
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| Prairie Dog |
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| Prairie Dogs |
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| Standing Prairie Dogs |
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| An Arizona Mountain Lion |
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| A desert parrot |
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| We've been breaking in Brittany's Grand Prix... |
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| The first 100,000 miles. |
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