Patagonia Lake State Park, Patagonia, Arizona
The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. ~ Proverbs 21:8
Well, Blaine conquered it, I just came really close. : )
Before we say our final farewells to Patagonia this morning and embark on an 89 mile 2-hour journey to the Tucson, Arizona area, I want to add something I keep forgetting about. (Mostly because we were never able to capture a picture.) We’ve been visited by hummingbirds nearly every day of our visit here! They come by and look in the windshield, or the side mirrors and hover for a bit before taking off at lightning speed. And they are beyond stunning to see! I found some pictures on-line that look like the ones we’ve been seeing, so you can enjoy them too!
This is the one we saw most often. 
With the exception of having to pass through yet another Border checkpoint, the drive was uneventful.
Well, there was also the scenery . . . 😊
And a sign that a drug dog was on duty.
“Are you US citizens?”
“Yes.”
And we were waved on. That’s it.
Look at that long, straight stretch of road!
Right into a mountain range!
This is what we remember from our previous visit to Tucson when we were vacationing.
Before “vacationing” became a full-time job. : )
I’m guessing they’re imported.
I don’t think they’re native to the area.
I would imagine you can do that anywhere, but it’s the first time we’ve seen a billboard for it. : )
Don’t know what would cause it, unless it’s the extreme heat in the summer.
Catalina State Park, Tucson, Arizona
Settle in and get comfortable, because we’re parked here for the next two weeks. It remains to be seen if there’s enough here to provide the scratch for my adventurous itch and occupy my time for two whole weeks. 😊
I couldn’t wait until morning to take a picture!
Blaine says it’s a 1957 (possibly a New Yorker?), and a vintage Airstream.
Very nice! But waaay too small for me. : )
We showed up at our designated site and discovered we’ll be surrounded by Arizona ground squirrels! They make their home on either side of our asphalted pad. They sure are cute to watch!
And after an early dinner, when we threw our ice cubes out into the grass, the little rascals stole them. We never thought much about it, but I’ll bet they were glad to have the water. Although how that little thing got that big ice cube between his teeth and carried it off, we’ll never know. 😊
He’s standing beside one of the holes.
Since our drive was so short, we had plenty of time to walk around the new Park for a couple of hours after we ate. It’s gonna be a stunningly gorgeous two weeks! Especially once the sun makes its appearance!
Looks like a nice bird, but if you take the time to read about it, you’ll see it’s really not!
and they’re not on the map they gave us. We just followed whatever way we wanted. : )
Why in the world my husband didn’t comment on how bad I looked is beyond me.
When I left home, all that hair was tucked into a ponytail.
I don’t know what happened . . . .
(editors note: I think she always looks beautiful!)
These were covering the ground all over the place and looked much better in person!
So beautiful!!
They look like the Tree Chollas we’ve been seeing everywhere,
but most of these actually look like trees!
Don’t know if it’s the same or not . . .
It gave us an opportunity to check them out.
The insides are just like wood!
Most of them had two balls on each stem.
He put the booster on top of the coach. : )