Time with my brother

Our last week in Tucson my brother came for a visit. We hiked Sabino Canyon, took Dad and Ramona to the Kitt Peak Observatory and enjoyed time together. - Nancy

Time with friends and golf

Our friends Jim and Sara came to join us for  a week in AZ to escape the cold of WI. Golf on a desert course is a bit different. One of the Saguaro cactus was are risk from golf balls. Note the golf ball stuck in the top of the cactus. - Nancy

Pool Time for Grandsons

Daniel, Eli and Micah enjoined pool time at our condo.  - Nancy

The Grand Canyon & a day trip to Mexico

Over the MLK week-end (Sat-Sun) we drove up to the Grand Canyon and spent an overnight with Levi & Ramona Willits and Mark, Daniel, Eli, and Micah Woodward.

When we all got up to beautiful sunny skies on Sunday morning,

the boys and Mark decided to hike about 1 1/2 miles down the South Kaibab Trail. (They loved the hike!) I am pictured at one of the viewpoints on Sunday morning.

Then, after a highly successful trip, Nancy and I took the three boys to Nogales, Mexico so they could cross the border, have a brief Mexico experience prior to eating lunch at the famous "Wisdom Restaurant" near Tubac. - rw

Arizona Sunsets

We enjoyed several spectacular Arizona sunsets. - Nancy

Biosphere 2

One day Gary and Susan and I went to visit the Biosphere 2. During the 1st Biosphere experiment 8 researchers were locked in the Biosphere for two years from September 26, 1991 to September 26, 1993.

Time with Dad and Ramona

The main reason we decided to spend in in Tucson was so we could spend time with Dad and Ramona. We had many good meals at their place and eating out. One day we took a long drive to visit the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Organ Pipe Cactus look much different from the Saguro Cactus. When Mark and his boys arrived they also enjoyed the time with Dad and Ramona.

Desert Views

We enjoyed the beauty of the desert. We took hikes, set on the patio at our condo and took drives to state parks. - Nancy

January in Tucson . . .

On the day after Christmas Nancy and I drove south on I-5 to Berkeley, CA and spent two nights with a good friend from Berkeley days, Nikki Gage (right in pix; Sally Williams is also pictured) From Berkeley we drove south once again on I-5 all the way into San Diego County to stay another two nights with my cousin, Helen Meyer, near Julian. (Helen and her daughter Ruby are pictured with Nancy.)

In Julian we had a chance to "scope-out" the town that is often populated with tourists, and see Ray Meyer's work with apple orchards. From Julian we drove to Tucson, staying two nights in Comanche Wells mobile home park before checking-into our rented condo out on the extreme east side of Tucson. One day after arriving we picked up friends Gary & Susan Fawver who will share the condo with us for two weeks.

On one of the first days in Tucson we drove 20 minutes to Saguaro National Park (East) for a 2-mile hike and a picnic. Pictured below is the golf course just behind our condo.

On Monday, January 6th the four of us drove south to Sierra Vista where me met-up with Dayton and Sandy Durley who took us to a prime viewing site for Sandhill Cranes ... and also for a stop at Boot Hill in Tombstone. (pictures below) - rw