- Population of 22,000 but at least five large golf courses.
- Titan Missile Museum (also known as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 – Arizona Aerospace) – deactivated in 1984.
- Arid Garden – flora that is local to Arizona and states with similar geological features. Open 24/7.
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument — dating back to the early 14th century, the monument showcases the ruins of a walled compound, remnants of a village and the irrigation system used by early farmers.
- Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory — once called the Mount Hopkins Observatory, but it was renamed to honor American astronomer Fred Lawrence Whipple.
- Mission San Xavier del Bac — Completed in 1797 as part of a Catholic mission, the church is the oldest example of European baroque architecture in the area and features incredible original statues and mural paintings.
Where in the world is VS?
Trail Baboon 
Kathmandu?
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Not nearly so far this time!!
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Probably way off, but Phoenix?
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Not WAY off but no kewpie doll
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Somewhere in the Sonoran Desert.
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They allegedly grow wonderful wheat for bread there.
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Somewhere…,
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san antone
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not with 22000
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Nope. No Alamo here!
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enjoy the warm
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It’s just for that awful VI sent you for your jail time being back at work with them on a temporary basis never to be bothered again
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No, this is not a work trip. One of my stipulations in going back to work very very part time was no traveling for business. This is just a personal trip to visit a girlfriend of mine.
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Go VS! Be firm.
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It is marvelously warm here. When I got on the plane it was 10 below in Minneapolis. When I got off the plane here it was 72°. Shorts and zorries for days on end so far.
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Tucson, AZ I think, or generally in Southern/Southwest AZ
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So very close….. I told my girlfriend that you might be the one who guesses it since you have more familiarity with this part of the world. It occurs to me that I don’t actually know where your winter house is?
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Fountain Hills east of Scottsdale and North of Mesa in the foothills of the Superstition Mountsins.
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Kelly’s Uncle had a place in Fountain Hills with a view of the Superstition Mountains. We sure miss that place.
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I’ve been to San Xavier del Bac, which is just south of Tucson. Are you in or near Green Valley? Or Sierra Vista?
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Ding ding ding. I am indeed staying in Green Valley. And we went to the mission yesterday!
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Here in ND’s Banana Belt the temperature will soar to the lower 40’s tomorrow.
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Better dig out your zorries and the shorts and slather on the sunscreen!
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This is the image Banana Belt conjures:
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How do you think Baker, MT got its name?
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I never think about Baker, MT.
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It is just over the ND border from Bowman and Marmarth in the Hell Creek Formation.
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It is nice and warm there, too.
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That is how we all dress out here when we go dancing.
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In the gondola of a balloon and now being rescued by the United States Navy.
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Nice!!
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Thanks everybody for playing! I’ll be home soon!
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