Tuscon, AZ

A lovely weekend at Mira Vista Resort.  An oasis in the midst of the Sonoran Desert.  Lots of saguaro cactus and a beautifully designed and executed resort setting, formerly a dude ranch.

A beautiful place, and every bit as lovely as we were led to believe.  Sorry, no resort photos, but we watched the sun set beyond Sombrero peak each evening.

The restaurant was outstanding, and we truly enjoyed our visit.

Left this am and visited the Saguaro National Park on the way to Phoenix.  A perfect time to visit.  The suaguaro are in bloom!

The blooms are lovely, but shortlived.  They begin in the evening, and by the next evening, they are gone.
The blooms sitting on top remind me of the cactus in Easter bonnets.


The national park was lovely.  The building was just right....nestled into the desert in ad beautiful design.

The number of cactus is overwhelming.

Considering that these plants are 75 years old before they begin to add arms, this guy is pretty old.

We also stopped at the Desert Museum, which I was glad to learn was where I had visited in 1998 on my trip with Mother.  We decided it was too hot to leave Hobbes in the Airstream for very long, so we declined a visit here.  We headed on toward I 10 via a narrow, windy road.  Unfortunately, we met a vehicle on one very sharp curve.  We knew we had run off the road a bit, but seemed none the worse for the experience.

Headed on toward Tuscon.  Saw a good eating stop and pulled over, only to discover that we had a flat tire.
We didn't let that little thing interfere with a good meal, but afterward had to determine what to do.  Since it was Sunday, no tire places were open.  Camping World couldn't help, so we decided to just stay over another night in Tuscon and deal with the issue manana......(hey, we have learned something living in the valley!)   It helps to have 6 tires on the ground---we could continue to roll for a short while and at low speeds.
 Soooooo, we came back to Mira Vista, had a lovely afternoon.  Enjoyed the pool and the desert ambience a while longer, had a lovely dinner in the restaurant and are back in the Thor after a lovely stroll with the dog.  Maybe a flat tire isn't so bad after all--certainly not worth ruining a day over!  Tomorrow is another day.