Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Tucson Time

June 6, 2009

On our way from Flagstaff to Tucson with a stop in Sedona for a hike in the Red Rocks and BBQ lunch. Sedona is a beautiful city and obviously very affluent. It reminded us of Aspen. Porsches, Jaguars and Mercedes everywhere...and huge houses on huge lots. Many tourists here and the streets were very crowded. No recession here.


We hiked the 5-mile, Brin Mesa trail along with a couple of other trails that equated into a loop which was quite a treat. A moderately difficult trail, it wound through the forests, buttes and mesas northwest of Sedona. The red rock formations and desert shrubbery really adds to the place's uniqueness, plus the 4k foot elevation keeps the temps down a bit. It's easy to see why this is such a desirable place to live.


Back in Tucson, we settled into a casita at the La Posada Inn on Oracle. Very nice place to live for a couple of weeks. Small, private backyard that overlooks a par-3 golf course and rabbits, squirrels and birds everywhere.

Surprisingly, we have been talking about possibly buying a house here. I have always loved Tucson but Pat has had reservations about the sun and heat. My master plan to lure her into wanting to move here seems to be working. Home prices have been beat up pretty bad in Arizona. I suspect the prices will be even better next summer.

This morning we hiked to the 7 Falls in the Sabino Canyon Park; 8 miles of a moderate and beautiful hike through Bear Canyon and saguaro cacti. Pictures are better than words.....

Photo right: large birds' nest in fuzzy cactus.


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