Oro Valley

Labor Day weekend we headed down to Tucson (or close to it, Oro Valley) with the Nuckles and Esplins. Another grand adventure...

In the parking lot of Catalina State Park where we went hiking- Rocky I'm not sure you would be smiling that big if you knew what was coming...

Do we blend in with our surroundings?

Cameron you are caught in the act!

The plan was to hike to these desert pools that were only 1.5 miles out. They were all dried up, but if we went about a mile further there were more pools. We decided to do it. Unfortunately, unaware to us that next mile was entirely up the mountain. The poor little babies started getting hot, tired, and thirsty! I have never seen Rock drink so much!

Content for now...

Unfortunately we had to turn around before we got to the pools. Nothing at that time sounded more refreshing than to jump in a cold pool of water, but the kids had had enough. It ended up being the best choice of course, but nontheless disapointing!

The Nuckles trekking back through the last leg of the return trip. What a hike!!

When we got back we relaxed in the hot tub- only to find a dead scorpion floating around in there with us! It was the first one Joe or I had seen since we have been here.

Andy thanks for the good deals on the condos and fun weekend!

On the way home we took a slight detour to get a peek of good ol Biosphere 2. Tours are over $20 a person, so we just wanted to get a good look, maybe a picture of it and then head home. Just so you know security keeps a tight reign on things out there. Am I right Jon, Kaylee? Rocky made up for not getting to see the Biosphere upclose and in person. This picture was taken in the gift shop.