Darrell had a week off from work the first week in June. We headed to Tucson for something different. We stayed at a Worldmark Resort with a pool. The kids loved that. We went on a few outings. This one was to the Arizona Sonoran Desert. It was stinking hot!!! But, it was still fun. We saw lots of cool animals and birds. My pictures were not that great, so below is a little collage of some that we saw. The bear was the most exciting for me because I haven't seen one before...at least not that I can remember. There was probably a bear at the San Diego zoo when Darrell and I went there, but I don't recall...or it might have been asleep.
They had several exhibits that were quite enjoyable. They have a cave (man made) you can walk through and a tunnel to walk up in to see stalactites and stalagmites. I even went up and it was awesome. They had a beautiful rock and mineral exhibit...Darrell's favorite stop. At the end (outside) they had a pile of rock. Each person is aloud to get one piece. There were actually some pretty neat pieces...I even enjoyed looking for them.
These pictures were taken at an archaeology exhibit. The kids dug around in the sand looking for "bones." There was also an aquarium. Not to exciting except for one tank. The animal was called "garden eels," they were so cool! They were these little snake looking things that would be under the sand and then "grow" out of the sand bobbing up and down. I have a short video that I don't know how to post here...maybe if I figure it out someday:)
By the end we were all EXHAUSTED! The heat had drained our energy and produced major tempers.
