Last month, we went to Arizona, partly for a vacation and partly to look around the areas we visited for possible relocation. Our trip took us from the Phoenix area eastward toward Globe and then southward toward Willcox. From there, we drove to Tombstone, up through the Tuscon area and back toward Phoenix. Of course, we stayed at RV parks along the way.
This place, Marana, Arizona, came under consideration for a couple of reasons. We camped here for two nights just because there were so many vacation spots to visit in the area; Saguaro National Park and the Pima Air Museum, just to name a couple, but there are more. While we camped there, we found that we liked the area, the scenery, the climate and the people we met while we were there. Damsel likes the Wal-Mart just down Interstate 10 from here. I-10 is just a couple of blocks away from where we stayed, so getting to Phoenix or Tucson would be easy commutes, since Marana is between the two cities – albeit Marana is closer to Tucson.
We will probably return to our areas of interest in the dead of winter 2010 in order to scrutinize the climate at that time of year. We will post more about that later. Click on Damsel’s photo to enlarge.
Did you check out the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum? It would be more accurately described as “The Tucson Zoo.” It’s one of Mrs. Drang and my favorite zoos we’ve visited–and, since Mrs. Drang used to be a docent at the Woodland Park Zoo here in Seattle, she’s kind of a connoisseur.
We did stop there but could not actually go inside. We had our dog with us and she isn’t allowed. Next time, however, we will drop her off with a pet sitter and check out the museum and zoo.
Thanks for the info.