us with Uncle Richie and Aunt Jackie
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Stop 8: Tuscon, Arizona
On the way to Tuscon we stopped at the Petroglyph National Monument. We hiked up a volcanic area and saw tons of cool petroglyphs carved in to the black rocks! Then we stopped at El Morro to see Inscription Rock. Early travelers carved their names on the rock. Some of the inscriptions are from the 1500s. We also saw some more petroglyphs. Then we arrived at my Great Uncle Richie's and Aunt Jackie's in Tuscon. The next day we hiked in the Saguaro National park, a desert park with lots of cacti but mostly the giant Saguaro cactus, some of them hundreds of years old! The park also had rattlesnakes and mountain lions! We also saw a bird who landed on my mom's hand to eat a pear. We think it was an escaped pet because it was so people friendly. In the afternoon we visited some early Spanish missions.
For dinner we went to another MVF (man vs. food) restaurant, Mi Nidito. I ordered the President's plate which President Bill Clinton ordered.
Some Petroglyphs
An inscription, 1858 graffiti
El Morro
the bird on mom's hand
the bird on Gavin's hand
a Saguaro
Mi Nidito
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What is El Morro? It looks like a waterfall without water. How tall was it? Was it super hot there?
ReplyDeleteEl Morro is a giant cliff with an oasis at the bottom so travelers stopped there for water. Its really tall and when it rains water flows down it, creating deep tracks in the cliff. And it was really hot.
DeleteYou have made me want to watch Man v Food! I visited their website to see what it's all about!
ReplyDeleteI think the bird is a Pyrrhuloxia (a kind of cardinal) - http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/pyrrhuloxia/lifehistory How interesting that it was so tame!
ReplyDeleteAunt Jackie thinks its that too. Why do you think it was so friendly?
DeleteApparently both Pyrrhuloxias and Northern Cardinals can be tamed fairly easily if you are patient. My bet would be continued tourist feeding that guy has made him super friendly and happy to share your food :)
DeleteGreat pictures of the petroglyphs.
ReplyDeleteI'm also going to have to check out Man v. Food!