Friday, December 23, 2011

Tucson for Xmas

Two thousand miles from Moscow, Idaho, in Tucson, Arizona for a holiday week with the family. Enjoying good food, stimulating company, fitness classes and relaxing spa treatments at Canyon Ranch. Today, in the crisp sunshine, John and I walked Sabino Canyon. Here are some pix.

 Happy holidays, everyone!
 This is one of nine stone bridges that cross the canyon creek. 
The bridges were a WPA project.
 All of the water running in the canyon comes from melting snow or rain.
 Gneiss rock formations in the streambed.

Ancients and angels

Bandelier National Park cliff dwellings inhabited by the ancient Pueblo people about 1100 AD. These spaces inside the cliffs are the only re...