Author Archives: Serene

We found the sun in Casa Grande, Arizona! Our site has no natural shade in the afternoon so we put up our 10 x 10 picnic canopy. A resort ranger came by a couple days later and said it was … Continue reading →

We have been hanging out at Patagonia Lake State Park and Sonoita Creek Natural Area (near the border in southern Arizona) for the last few days and have seen so many cows!! When we asked about them we learned that … Continue reading →

When my mom writes a blog, she looks for a theme.  This one was hard for her so she gave it to me.  I’m Elko. Let me get my gripe out of the way first. My mom took me to … Continue reading →

When we travel to a city, we often look for a “food tour.” We have enjoyed several tours over the years as we sample local restaurant specialties and learn town lore at the same time. There is a “Taste of … Continue reading →

Tumacacori National Historical Park, south of Tucson,  was our nation’s third national park – after Yellowstone and Yosemite.  It was designated in 1908,  four years before Arizona became the 48th state. The Tumacacori site preserves one of many missions begun … Continue reading →

“An Angel Worked in a Synagogue to Help the Vatican” was the quip provided by our tour guide Jon at the University of Arizona Mirror Lab. Jon told us about Dr. Angel, an astronomy professor at U of A, who … Continue reading →

Do you remember Biosphere 2 from the 1990s?   Eight people lived in a sealed environment for two years out in the Arizona desert. When they finished their term, there was another group that started. I had vague recollections of … Continue reading →

  As our first big adventure in Tucson this winter, we took the “Boneyard Tour” at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) Facility on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.  There were no bones but there were lots and lots … Continue reading →

We spent Christmas Week in Mesa, Arizona at a 55+ Snowbird park. We were embraced warmly by the residents and enjoyed our stay. Valle de Oro is a very large park and only had room for us Christmas Week because … Continue reading →

The title, Looking for the Lost Dutchman’s Gold, is an unfair tease….We didn’t even look for the lost gold mine.  The Lost Dutchman, thought to be in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix,  is one of the most famous lost … Continue reading →