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| OH NO!!!...........IT'S OVER!!! |
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| Now south of Phoenix - This is Tucson - Much nicer! Getting greener...more water available! Who would have guessed? |
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| Darrell's view of 'Bioshpere 2' from above. ...an attempt to simulate living on Mars for two years.... .....Didn't work! |
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| Hiking up a 'Wash' - mixed blessing - easier hiking ...also easier to get lost! |
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| Ranch land ...just north of Sonoita...very pretty! |
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| Hitting snow during a local storm - approx 7000' |
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| Snow on the ground just before descending back to the dessert |
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| 'Suguaro National Park' These things are HUGE! |
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| A Ranchers 'cabin' - could not stay - to early in the day! |
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| No water here ... out of order! |
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| No water here...wouldn't trust it! |
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| No water here...Think I'll drink Coke instead! |
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| This guy looked back and turned to 'salt' "....told him not to...". |
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| Got pretty excited until I realised they were plastic!...Damn! |
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| final descent to the Mexican Border!...Yahoo!! |
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"Time to Celebrate!!" |
COACHES CORNER:
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| Our view of 'Biosphere2' Outside.... |
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| and Inside |
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| The road up to 'Summerhaven' - 7000' .....to rendezvous with Darrell |
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| The cabin at 'Summerhaven......Very nice! |
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| Darrell tickles the ivories .....Sporting a new toupee..... (inspired by Whinnie the Pooh) |
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| This is still the land of things with 'prickly things' on them These guys came over at the trot to check Darrel out! |
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| And this guy you could barely see.... Sandy saw him/her/it only because he/she/it moved |
Checked out the Titan2 Missile
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| These things can be launched in 58 sec. ...From phone call to out the hatch! |
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| The sophistecated control room..... |
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| The VERY UNSOPHISTICATED launch key system! ....A Walmart file cabinet and two Home Depot combination locks!!! ....Go figure.... |
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| The PIMA military boneyard 4000 planes either mothballed or being scrapped! |
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| Surplus engines.....Out in thte open= scrap.....Still in the container= possible re-use! |
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| Getting close to the border..... This is big brother with 24/7 surveilance cameras |
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| 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!!
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| Homeward Bound |
Next Stop 'Hawaii'
See you next Post
