Tucson is a city of insane desert beauty. The heat sucked our hungover bodies dry, and we quenched our thirst with sandia agua frescas. The food was always delicious. Our generous kind friends Austin and Houston showed us around in the most incredible ways; we went to the desert museum, drove up the most beautiful mountain covered in crazy desert plants, explored every thrift store in town, got food stamps, discovered mexican grocery, grilled veggies in the park….pure pleasure! We lucked out and got to go camping with H&A and their perfect dog Paloma. At night they left to conduct bat research near creek beds and one evening we were able to join. Once in a lifetime opportunity to see bats up close. The Chiricahua mountains are full of naturally sculpted pillars tucked into tree growth. The pictures really dont do it justice. If Tucson weren’t so damn hot in the summer I would move there. The environment is like nothing else.
