We woke up to an absolutely gorgeous day. It was a little on the warm side, but that was balanced by a light breeze. After we checked out, it was off to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
Tracie and I had been there in 2003 and was probably the highlight of that trip. The museum is way out in the hills on the western side of the city, surrounded by nothing but desert and tens of thousands of saguaro cactuses. Part zoo, part natural history museum, the ASDM focus is on the Sonora Desert and out interaction with it.
The museum is laid out on various paths and trails, with the various exhibits along the way. Being a hot day, most of the animals were pretty hard to find. Tyler had fun stamping a book with footprints from all the animals in the park.
We decided to have lunch at the museum as we were heading back to Phoenix immediately. Ok, I know that you always get overcharged at these places, but $3.25 for a soda!???!? Lunch for us all came to over $35.00, not the best value for sure, but with the facility so for removed from civilization, you do not have a lot of options.
After lunch we headed for home and drove through the Saguaro National Park. Very cool drive, through windy roads, and literally a forest of cactus. And so ended our Tucson trip. We probably enjoyed this one a little better than the last. Maybe we will come down this way a little more often. I always heard Bisbee was nice, perhaps that will be our next foray into southern Arizona.
