After a night in the National Forest we head out of the mountains and head into Tombstone, AZ to check out the town. We are lucky and don’t get into any crossfire or gunfights. Now it’s on to Tucson to visit with Kathe and Stan. Our choices for travel are: North back to Benson and west along Interstate 10; or West from Tombstone and north towards Tucson avoiding an Interstate. It’s an easy decision and we take the road less traveled. Once in Tuscon we find Kathe and Stan’s place with no difficulty. It’s somewhat secluded yet more urban than their place outside of Fairbanks.
We park our trailer and head to the western part of Tuscon to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. It a great place. lt has both desert animals and plants spread out over a large site. One is in the desert and can see forever yet it’s not possible to see one exhibit from another. It’s an interesting world. We are in an outdoor hummingbird house. Next it’s a bird aviary. In the bird aviary it’s designed for you to see the birds up close yet they are surprisingly difficult to see at times. The cactus gardens are natural and beautiful. Many of the desert plants are in bloom. Next we see desert big horn sheep and other larger desert animals. It’s a great place to visit.
To get to and from the Museum the road heads over a low pass that is loaded with Saguaro Cactus. They grow on slopes and at the base of mountains. They are just beginning to bloom.
Once back at Stan and Kathe’s we are treated to a delicious steak dinner.
Seeing North America 