Our Retirement Trip

We left Katchner Caverns State Park on March 12 and headed to Hueco Tanks State Park northeast of El Paso.  On the way we crossed a very flat continental divide. Hueco Tanks State Park consists of three unique stone mountains that were sacred to prehistoric and historic native people.  There are numerous sites on the mountains with pictographs painted on the ceilings of caves.  Here is  a picture of our campsite with one of the three stone mountains in the background. On the first day we hiked up the north mountain to a cave kiva.  There was no trail.  They provided written directions with photos of landmarks.  One landmark was a stone that looked like a giant rubber duck.  Another was a stone that looked like an alligator (see photo later in this post).  When we finally found the cave we had to slither in to get to the place where the pictographs are painted on the ceiling. Here is a photo of the view looking out of the cave entrance. And a ...

Our first stop was Gilbert Ray CG west of Tucson and near the western section of Saguaro National Park.  It snowed the first night we were there.  Here are some photos of the desert the next morning. Petroglyphs at Signal Hill in the Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park Petroglyphs at Kings Canyon in Saguaro National Park. Downtown Tucson Pictures from the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, a must stop if you are in Tucson.  The day started with a bird walk followed by a raptor free flight demonstration where the birds flew directly over our heads. More pictures from the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Tumacacori National Historical Park San Xavier del Bac Mission The Ricon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park east of Tucson Boothill Cemetery in Tombstone.  The first photo is the graves of the three men killed in the Shootout at the OK Corral. More photos in Tombstone Bisbee Photos of some signs outside a B&B in Bisbee.  Bisbee is a very interesti...