"Too Sun, Arizona" Tucson by mht_in_la
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Update (7/10/2004): It's been reported that, a wild fire is currently threatening Kitt Peak Observatory, world's largest collection of telescopes, 60 miles southwest of Tucson. Hope all is well. Meantime I am glad I visited it earlier this year before any possible damage. See "Off the beaten path" on my Tucson page for Kitt Peak photos.
Tucson is the second largest city of Arizona, just 2 hours south of Phoenix. Tucson's weather is the typical dry desert with lots of sunshine. But at the elevation of 2,400 feet, it's much cooler than Phoenix or Yuma.
In April 2004 I spent three days and two nights in Tucson. Here I slowed down my pace a little and took my time to visit the following sites --
1. Saguaro National Park (see separate travel page)
2. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
3. Mission San Xavier Del Bac
4. PIMA Air and Space Museum and the boneyard.
5. Kitt Peak National Observatory
6. Downtown and "A" Mountain
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4-meter Mayall
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The photo shows the 4-meter Mayall telescope. It's the biggest optical telescope in Kitt Peak (McMath-Pierce is a... more travel advice
Sundial
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Outside the Kitt Peak visitor center there's a sundial. Enlarge the photo and see if you can tell exactly when I was... more travel advice
cold nose...
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Inside Kitt Peak's visitor center there are many interesting exhibits and a theater. The photo shows an infrared image... more travel advice
Sacret mountains
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The photo shows Baboquivari Peak. At 7,730 feet, it's the tallest in the area. Kitt Peak is the second at 6,875 feet;... more travel advice
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Comments (9)
I went to the Pima museum on October 19, 2007 and this propeller Air Force One was the only plane open to get entry into. There is a pic on the wall of Bobby Kennedy talking to LBJ while both were on the plane.
great page!
Beautiful page. mht. I spent one night in Tucson in April 1984, and I remember the most beautiful sunset, and the purest air.
Lovely page. I sure miss living in Tucson - difficult trading it for the UK! The mission is one beautiful place.. especially scene from afar which is a wonderful view.
Your Tuscon page is great. I loved the part about the mission. I'll have to go see it.
Very cool to see the "airplane graveyard". That was featured in a big 80s movie. "Can't Buy Me Love". I always thought they just made that part up. Nice to see it really exists!
What a great finding! I've dreamed for decades about this place (the PIMA), but never knew exactly where it was. It was one of the reasons for me to plan a visit to the US southwest someday...I'm in awe! Thanks, many thanks for a great page!!
Aha. Real lizard, fake desert. That sums it up, I think. I didn't really care for the desert museum.
We might be heading to Tucson next year; really looking forward to the Sonora Desert Museum. Great start on your page -- Helen