A medical appointment took up the next couple of hours; half hour driving each way plus an hour there. Afterwards we decided to drive straight to Tucson Mountain Pk and Saguaro Nat Pk to catch the sunset. Due to peak hour traffic, it was already beginning to get dark by the time we got there, so we kept going over the mountain and down into the national park. The visitor center had already closed for the day, but right next to it I discovered a huge cactus garden which was lovely at sunset. So quiet here you could hear the coyotes howling off in the distance. Time to leave and we returned to the mountain park and a quick stop to catch the last of the sunset behind us. Then it was back to our digs, with fuel and dinner stops along the way. A big day.
After lunch.
Driving through mountain suburbs.
Medical facility in the burbs.
Heading back to the mountains.
Getting closer.
A main intersection on the way. Sun is already setting!
Adobe houses near the mountain park.
Lots of cactus.
Tucson Mountain Pk.
Heading into Saguaro Nat Pk.
Giant cactus in the desert.
Visitor center is closed; had the place to ourselves for a while.
Saguaro cactus trail begins.
Cactus and sunset.
Giant Saguaro cactus and sunset.
Lovely.
Around the visitor center building.
Heading back to the mountain park.
Tucson Mountain Pk ahead.
A quick stop to catch the last of the sunset.
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