Beautiful! Wonderful! Awesome! Amazing!

Every time we go traveling around Arizona we find ourselves using those superlatives over and over. Yes, every place in this great country has it's own beauty. However, I am overwhelmed by the grandeur of the mountains and the Sonora Desert. Since the weather yesterday was forecast for sunny skies and 75 degrees we opted to travel twelve short miles to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. (Click on the link for more info.) But it's unlike any museum I've ever seen previously. The ASDM is a zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden. Almost everyone that we've talked with that knows anything about Tucson has said tht the ASDM is a "must see." And they were so right.

Initially, I thought we'd see it in a couple of hours and then go riding. After all, we had spent a day at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix and half a day here at the Saguaro National Park - West. So what other desert "stuff" could there be to see? I learned that the park is so large, and there are so many exhibits, that you can't really "see it all" in one day! After four hours I was on sensory overload. So, some day we will certainly return.

From Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 3/11/09

Here are a few pictures of our visit. You should be able to double click on a picture to go to our album. Or you can go to www.picasaweb.google.com/SimpsonCES.



At the end of our day it was so nice to walk across the street to "our" hot tub, relax in the swirling waters, shower, and climb into bed.