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• This town is south of Albuquerque on I25
• New Mexico at the Arizona border
• Kathy at the first Arizona rest stop
• First breakfast at our new digs
• Patio view on a cloudy day
• First Mexican supper at Manuel's in Green Valley
• Kathy, Marie, and Bill Kidder at El Charros in Tucson
• Our seating area in El Charros
• The original place in old town
• Our corner lot on W Calle del Grajo
• Happy Valentine's Day from Arizona
• Talking to Rhonda on the patio
• View east of the Santa Catalina Mountains
• Watching the Tucson Rodeo on TV in Green Valley
• Horses and wagons only, no autos
• javelinas in an adjoining neighborhood
• Javelinas
• javelinas
• Flowers and chocolates for Kathy's birthday from Rhonda and family
• The Santa Rita Mountains 13 miles east of us
• Kathy at the start of the Canoa Hills trail
• Arnie on the trail
• Lots of cacti along the way
• A jumping cholla cactus (pods break off easily on contact)
• A blue agave cactus, source of tequila
• The trees remind me of travels in Italy
• A barrel cactus cluster
• A large bird was chirping at us
• Sunset from our patio
• Sunset
• Jazz at Brother John's with Marie Kidder and Kathy in Tucson
• The Phil Evans Jazz Band with BBQ and craft beers
• Wathing the Minnesota State HS Hockey Tournament on internet TV, my favorite sporting event
• A pink sunset
• Another view of the Santa Ritas
• Kathy with Lillian Monson, family friend from Iowa, now 96
• Lillian lives in La Posada, a really nice senior complex
• Lillian and Kathy
• On the road entering Madera Canyon
• Traffic on the way to the main campgrounds
• A mountain view near the picnic area
• The picnic area stream at 5500 feet elevation
• Arnie on the picnic area trail
• A view of Mount Hopkins
• Kathy with Mt. Hopkins in the background (8500 ft)
• The trail head at Madera Canyon
• Map of Madera Canyon
• Bocce Ball Tournament, friend and tennis coach, Dan Miller, throws a winning ball
• A desert yucca plant with blossoms on top
• Kathy on the phone on a neighborhood walk
• Mike and Truss Gilbanks from Wisconsin, tennis friends of ours over several years
• Getting ready for the tennis lessons
• Truss with Dan Miller
• Mike Touzeau, lead tennis instructor for the team, is terrific
• Intstuctors Dan Miller and Rioch
• Bike ride on a hilly neighborhood near us
• Going downhill again
• Late March yellow flowers blooming everywhere
• Rock formation at the Arizona border
• Our trusty 2004 Toyota Sienna (214,000 miles now)
• Rocks at the last Arizona rest stop
• In Lawrence, Kansas, on our way home from Texas
• We had a good Thai meal here in Lawrence