Saguaro Nat. Park

Hi all
Went for a drive today
Saguaro National Park West
No hiking, our choice,
was tough enough for Millie to enjoy the drive
She took a couple of short naps
and did very well.

Those cacti are amazing
so many different shapes.

And BIG!

And just so many different kinds
Millie got an identification guide
and identified many, interesting to know some of the differences.

There are at least 3 or 4 different kinds in this photo.

Now some of the other Flora
I'm sure someone knows what these are.

And the Barrel Cactus, I think Millie identified this as a Fishhook Cactus with fruit.

And Cholla Cactus, I believe 2 kinds

And last but not least
The parks namesake
Saguaro

On our way home we took the Gates Pass Road

From the pass looking to Tucson.

Stopped at an In and Out Burger
Good burger and shake
Back to the RV Park and check on the fur kids
didn't take them with as temps are in the mid 80's
and didn't know how long we might be out of the car.
They did fine.
Edited photos and made plans for tomorrow.

Hugs
Tom and Millie

Tucson

Hi all
Tucson, don't know, never left the RV Park today
Millie caught the cold and needed to stay rested
I washed the trailer and the truck
Got a little color on my face, neck and arms.
Didn't do me much for my looks
but the truck and trailer look great.

Got Millie's photos from the last Grand Canyon trip uploaded today
and edited a few so this post photos are all Millie's
Many I did not use since I all ready bored you with mine from the same place, some may be simailar
and I just liked her work.
So here goes.

She caught me shooting something, tripod looks a bit like a weapon.
But just a tripod.

 Next she decided to climb the tower.

Then up she went.

and from the top (ignore the window reflections)

And on the inside,

the stairs she was glad was closed.

She tried with her cell phone to get photos of the art work

painted on the walls. 

Unfortunately cell phones aren't particularly good in low light.

I still think she did an amazing job even with the low light.

Now we hope for her to get well quickly!

Closing and heading for bed

Hugs

Tom and Millie

Millie's hints:

If you need something and you didn’t bring it – shop the thrift stores.  Casserole dish with cover - $2, Corelle ware plates – 50 cents each,  if you need holiday decorations – cheap and you can re-donate them when you are done and take the deduction.

My aplogies

Hi All

I will apologize for making you wait for photos

Tuesday we went back up to the Grand Canyon

the weather was just perfect and we even

found a picnic table right on the canyon edge for lunch.

I managed to catch a cold that hit me Sunday night

so Monday we stayed put so I could "catch my breath"

At 7000 feet that was literally true

Then after a truly wonderful day at the canyon
We crashed on Wednesday
I did get the photos edited.
also got packed up then walked downtown
and got a burger on Route 66
Yeah, we got our kicks on Route 66
and good beer, Grand Canyon Brewing.
So let's get started.............

 The boyz couldn't wait to go for a walk on the canyon edge.
Millie, not so much, especially when they ran into snow and ice.

Hermits Rest at the end of the road.

 Our canyon side lunch table.

And a little playing with photoshop.

Love the way the camera saw the canyon walls in the distance. Make me think of water colors.

Above, Millie walking back from climbing the tower.

Pretty good feat since we were at 7000 feet,

 And at the end of the day the haze rose as the sun went down.

 And the moon was high in the sky.

We got home and crashed, into bed tired and so glad we went back up to the canyon.

And as I said, Wednesday we stayed put other than to get groceries and gas.

Travel today went really well

Overcast high winds and almost icy, just not quite

over the passes it got down to 36° and was raining.

Went south from Flagstaff to Sedona

Quite a road and beautiful, unfortunately the weather did not cooperate for photos.

Sedona, AZ is a pretty area, but otherwise highend touristy.

Was also the Sedona Film Festival and crowded.

Grabbed this on the way out of Sedona

Decided to press on through to Tucson, AZ

We did 300 miles in one day. 

Mostly desert so went easy.

Settled in and now Millie has the cold  :-(

Take it easy tomorrow and enjoy the heat.
Was 80° when we arrived
and only going down to around 50° tonight
Not even sure we need to turn the heat on, yea!

Hope you enjoyed the photos
Hugs,
Tom and Millie