IT'S OVER!!.....0 miles to go!

 

OH NO!!!...........IT'S OVER!!!

 

 

 

 

Now south of Phoenix  - This is Tucson - Much nicer!
Getting greener...more water available!
Who would have guessed?

 



Darrell's view of  'Bioshpere 2'  from above.
...an attempt to simulate living on Mars for two years....
.....Didn't work!

 



Hiking up a 'Wash' - mixed blessing - easier hiking
...also easier to get lost!

Ranch land ...just north of Sonoita...very pretty!

Hitting snow during a local storm - approx 7000'
 

Snow on the ground just before descending back to the dessert

'Suguaro National Park'
These things are HUGE!

 



A Ranchers 'cabin' - could not stay - to early in the day!

No water here ... out of order!

No water here...wouldn't trust it!



No water here...Think I'll drink Coke instead!

This guy looked back and turned to 'salt'
"....told him not to...".

Got pretty excited until I realised they were plastic!...Damn!



final descent to the Mexican Border!...Yahoo!!



 

"Time to Celebrate!!"

 

COACHES CORNER:

Our view of  'Biosphere2'
Outside....

and Inside

The road up to 'Summerhaven' - 7000'
.....to rendezvous with Darrell

 

The cabin at 'Summerhaven......Very nice!

 

Darrell tickles the ivories
.....Sporting a new toupee.....

(inspired by Whinnie the Pooh)







This is still the land of things with 'prickly things' on them
These guys came over at the trot to check Darrel  out!

And this guy you could barely see....
Sandy saw him/her/it  only because he/she/it moved

 

Checked out the Titan2 Missile

 

These things can be launched in 58 sec.
...From phone call to out the hatch!

The sophistecated control room.....

The VERY UNSOPHISTICATED launch key system!
....A Walmart file cabinet and two Home Depot combination locks!!!
....Go figure....

 

The PIMA military boneyard
4000 planes either mothballed or being scrapped!

 

 

Surplus engines.....Out in thte open= scrap.....Still in the container= possible re-use!

Getting close to the border.....
This is big brother with 24/7 surveilance cameras

Joining Darrell in a toast!!!
(We all stuck a foot through the fence so we could
say we were in Mexico!! ...LOL)

(P.S.....Sandy's first time in Mexico!!)

It can be Lonely on the trial when you see no one for months at a time...

 

Darrell finds to his horror that the phrase

 

"Use it or Lose it"

 

 ..... is true!!

 

 



Homeward Bound

Next Stop 'Hawaii'

 

 

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