Saturday, February 26, 2022

Adventure 717: El Pais/Post E

Last night at the Motel El Pais. It's been a good stay. This morning we drove over to Saguaro National Park East, which lies under the Rincon Mountain Range, for a final six mile stroll in the desert. It was lovely to be with the older saguaros, the thick underbrush, and the gnarly Mesquite trees. We've spent nearly six weeks in the Tucson area. We'll be glad to come back next year if we're lucky enough. In the meantime, we're off to Bisbee, AZ tomorrow where we'll meet up with our good buddies, the Drouin's and the finally ungrounded Liz Ulmen whose LizMobile has been undergoing some pack rat invasion repairs. Drat the rats! She'll be glad to be on the road, and we'll be glad to explore parts East with her. Sadly, our Zags went down to defeat tonight, marking an unusual day in college basketball. The top six teams in the nation lost today, along with number nine. Just goes to show it's why they play the game, and a reminder that David has one over on Goliath. I just hope in a more serious game, the Ukrainians can stand strong against the bully bear Russians. We'll keep praying for an acceptable result. As for us, we're currently untouched by much adversity, and for that we're very grateful. Suffice to say, life is good for us, especially  today.

Most of the saguaros we saw today were well over a hundred years old.
Last of this year's desert selfies.

My Bunny checking the trail map.
While it look hot and bothered under the noir lens, today's weather was absolutely perfect.
It's very rare to see these crown top saguaros. Magnificent!
We'll see you next time, El Pais.
We met a 95 year old lady hiking today. She was so spry, judy had to put her "75" card back in her pocket.
 

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