On Sunday, Nov 3rd, it just so happened to be the Day of the Dead Celebration in Tucson. Tucsonans citywide celebrate “Dia de Los Muertos”, a Mexican holiday that pays tribute to ancestors and late loved ones. We met up with Wayne and Susan at Lazydays and drove into Tucson together, where we met friends…
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Tucson AZ, Sagauro National Park
After leaving the Desert Museum, we had some daylight left to go to the Saguaro National Park not far away. It is home to the nations largest cacti, the Saguaro, most fascinating plant of the Sonora Desert. These are large tree-like columnar cacti that develop branches, or arms, as they age, some never grow arms….
Tuscon, AZ Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Then we drove to the Sonora-Arizona Desert Museum, a 98-acre museum and zoo founded in 1952. It features 2 miles of walking paths on 21 acres of this desert landscape. It is home to 230 animal species and 1,200 varieties of plants. We spent the afternoon exploring the trail and seeing all the different types…
Tucson AZ, Titan Missile Museum
On Nov 2nd we visited the Titan Missile Museum and took the tour of the Titan II missile. During the Cold War, 54 Titan II missiles stood alert in their underground silos all across the country, protecting the US. The Titan II missile was the largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) built by…
Oracle, Az, Biosphere 2
On Nov 1st we drove up to explore the Bioshere 2 site, in Oracle, AZ. It is a 3.14 acre, approximately 2 1/2 football fields, structure originally built to be an artificial, materially closed ecological system, constructed between 1987-1991. From Sept 26, 1991 to Sept 26, 1993, eight people lived within the Bioshere 2 growing…