Bob Maxwell
Moderator Emeritus
Today, Estelle and I toured part of the Desert Senora Museum 14 miles west of Tucson. It is not to be missed! This, the Henry Dorly in Omaha and the San Diego Zoo are my top three in the USA.
http://desertmuseum.org/
If you get there when it opens and stay until it closes you might cover every area; however, two days are needed to do it justice. This museum-zoo-botanical park is fully handicapped accessible and the scooter chairs can get to every exhibit on pavement and perhaps most of the trails as well.
Thanks to a report by Jerry & Ardra, I knew about the wonderful Ocotillo Restaurant in the east /Aviary section of the zoo-museum. It is everything they described: elegant setting with whit tablecloths, starched napkins, excellent service. a great menu and outstanding food. We shared the spinach salad after the bread course of a fresh hot bread course with cilantro-pistachio pesto, Exquisite! The main course we shared was the pumpkin crusted chicken breast with blue corn and assorted vegetables. The chicken was very soft and succulent and each vegetable including the asparagus which had a slight crust as well were perfectly prepared. The shared Napoleon Prickly Pear topped desert was the crowing taste filled treat. This was not good food, This was GREAT CUISINE!
Attn: Elkhart HS Class of '59ers, Terri, our very helpful server was raised in Mottville, just north of Bristol IN in MI, and we had much to talk about since I had been pastor at St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church in Bristol in the early '70's. We both knew the Dalrymples, etc. . . It's a Small World After All.
The Saguaro National Park Visitor Center is worth a stop and the staff is very friendly. My America the Beautiful Pass got us in for free. Trails and pull outs are everywhere. http://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm
On the way out we drove into and checked out the Gilbert Ray Campground, part of the Pima County Park System between the Museum and Old Tucson: http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/camping/index.htm
I think you would love to stay there: $20 per night, elec, and dump station, 7 day limit. We will stay there. Dogs must be on leash. Come in from the south on Kinny Road off the Ajo Hy and enjoy the Senora desert!
http://desertmuseum.org/
If you get there when it opens and stay until it closes you might cover every area; however, two days are needed to do it justice. This museum-zoo-botanical park is fully handicapped accessible and the scooter chairs can get to every exhibit on pavement and perhaps most of the trails as well.
Thanks to a report by Jerry & Ardra, I knew about the wonderful Ocotillo Restaurant in the east /Aviary section of the zoo-museum. It is everything they described: elegant setting with whit tablecloths, starched napkins, excellent service. a great menu and outstanding food. We shared the spinach salad after the bread course of a fresh hot bread course with cilantro-pistachio pesto, Exquisite! The main course we shared was the pumpkin crusted chicken breast with blue corn and assorted vegetables. The chicken was very soft and succulent and each vegetable including the asparagus which had a slight crust as well were perfectly prepared. The shared Napoleon Prickly Pear topped desert was the crowing taste filled treat. This was not good food, This was GREAT CUISINE!
Attn: Elkhart HS Class of '59ers, Terri, our very helpful server was raised in Mottville, just north of Bristol IN in MI, and we had much to talk about since I had been pastor at St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church in Bristol in the early '70's. We both knew the Dalrymples, etc. . . It's a Small World After All.
The Saguaro National Park Visitor Center is worth a stop and the staff is very friendly. My America the Beautiful Pass got us in for free. Trails and pull outs are everywhere. http://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm
On the way out we drove into and checked out the Gilbert Ray Campground, part of the Pima County Park System between the Museum and Old Tucson: http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/camping/index.htm
I think you would love to stay there: $20 per night, elec, and dump station, 7 day limit. We will stay there. Dogs must be on leash. Come in from the south on Kinny Road off the Ajo Hy and enjoy the Senora desert!
