Cold Weather and Long Hikes

Watching TV in Tucson is funny.  Yesterday it snowed for a little while in the area.  They showed pictures of the snow over and over on the news.  Plus, the weather man was demonstrating how you can scrape a car window using a credit card.  Is snow and frost that rare?  I've used a credit card before when my rented car didn't have a scraper, but using a credit card isn't really a good idea.  You should use a card that you don't use often.  I wonder how many people damaged their credit card because of this hint.

Today we walked in our 'back yard'.  The RV park has long paths that connect to a county park.  We just kept walking and walking.  We ended up hiking for 3-1/2 hours.  I love seeing the saguaros.  Each of them have a different personality depending on the shape.  This one looks like a conductor leading the orchestra or maybe an orchestra of just John.

Back in the hills we found an abandoned mine.  Some of the rocks in the area looked like they have copper in them, so I think that's what they were mining.  The mine was closed off, but I could put the camera past the bars to take this picture.

Even though it is cold at night, it's spring out in the desert.  Here's two wildflowers we saw.  The pink one is called Fairy Duster.  Pretty cool name!

Brittlebush

Fairy Duster