Day 4-1: Tucson Botanical Gardens and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

I started with 200 photos! Culling them to something manageable challenged me.

So…I’m breaking up today’s post into three sections! This section has general photos…and the next two will have flora and fauna.

Leaving Catalina State Park relatively early – for me! – I drove some of the back roads to the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Luckily, their Lego display, set to stop on May 1, was still active. The detail and size of these sculptures surprised me! Also cool at the Gardens: a photography group, led by a talented woman, snapped photos alongside me. I enjoyed talking about photography with various members of the club.
After the Gardens, I had a delicious ice cream – and bought a scone for later – at Decibel Coffee, a shop where a good friend’s daughter works.

My next big stop was the oft-recommended Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Before this trip, everyone I asked for trip suggestions mentioned the Desert Museum. And they were right! Vast, varied, intriguing. A simply amazing experience!

Here, then, are what I call my “general” photos…