After Organ Pipe National Monument, we drove north to Phoenix,
Arizona to spend the evening with Russell and Debra Miller and their
two sons. The first thing Elaine saw after entering their house is
the painting her mother made of their North Forty property in
Wisconsin. There it is.  |
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Russell and Uncle Marv shooting the breeze |
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Little Joe |
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Joe doing the trampoline |
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Debra and Luke thinking under the fish. |
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And again, Luke, Russell, Debra and Joe. |
| The reason for spending a night in Tucson after we had spent a whole week in Tucson in March to see the flowers, was to drive again up Mt. Lemmon and ride the ski tram over the city with our "Two for One" pass. It hadn't expired. Also, seeing all those blooming saguaro's from the top seemed worth it. |
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This was the approach to Mt. Lemmon. |
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| That little point pictured directly below is "Needle Point" is the highest point in this Mt. Lemmon range. We decided this would be a "Climb every mountain, stop at every overlook" drive. We were not in a hurry today. We had already checked into our spacious motel room -- very cheap this hot time of year. |
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Fish! |
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Luke, Russell, Debra and Joe |
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Joe's hand, Russell, Marv, Debra and Luke |
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And so, we leave Phoenix the next morning and drive the short
distance to Tucson, Arizona. First stop, a photo shop in Tucson.
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| Every one of the Saguaro's has a red or yellow bloom. | ||
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| The sign below explains the Cholla to the left. | ||
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