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Day 6
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 791 m
United States Tucson International Airport 32.125846, -110.93344832°7’33” N 110°56’0” W
Day is Done. God is Nigh.
March 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
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Day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 10:38 AM
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 765 m
United States San Xavier del Bac Mission 32.106876, -111.00733932°6’25” N 111°0’26” W
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San Xavier del Bac Mission
March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We have a lot of options of things to see today. We won't make them all, but this mission is on top of the list.

Founded in 1692 and named for Francis Xavier, a co-founder of the Jesuit Order, the original church was built to the north of the present Franciscan church and served as the mission until it was razed during an Apache raid in 1770.

The mission that survives today was built between 1783 and 1797, making it the oldest European structure in Arizona. Extensive renovations began in 1999 and are still ongoing. Be sure to take a look inside the chapel in the mission garden.

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Traveler Stunning. Nothing like a desert landscape.
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Day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12:36 PM
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 809 m
United States King Canyon 32.248547, -111.18439532°14’55” N 111°11’4” W
Saguro National Park
March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Old Tucson (especially if you have kids) and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are certainly worth stopping for, but our longing was for the pavement ... or gravel ... as the case may be.

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Day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 3:56 PM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 832 m
United States Littletown 32.139992, -110.86509732°8’24” N 110°51’54” W
Pima Air & Space Museum
March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This was really fascinating. Nearly 400 historic aircraft on display, including John F. Kennedy's Air Force One.

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Day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 5:31 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 1,025 m
United States Soldier Canyon 32.309919, -110.73207332°18’36” N 110°43’55” W
Mount Lemmon Scenic Byway
March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
It's late in the day ... it's cold, ... it's a little rainy, ... but we couldn't pass the chance to take the Catalina Highway up the 27-mile climb from desert basin to 9,159 feet (2,792 m) above sea level and 32° F (0° C) temperature.

We were rewarded on the way down by a spectacular sunset.

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Day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 717 m
United States El Presidio Park 32.225723, -110.97457132°13’33” N 110°58’28” W
Last Stop of the Day
March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Tucson's El Charro Cafe is the best Mexican food Haukur and I have ever had. Opened in 1922, it is the oldest Mexican restaurant in the United States that has been in continuous operation by the same family.

Over 100 years. That's quite an achievement.

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Day 7
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 11:00 PM
⛅ 12 °C
Altitude: 740 m
United States Sunset Park 32.222883, -110.97484832°13’22” N 110°58’29” W
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Day is Done. God is Nigh.
March 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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Hallo Penguins, alles Gute für die Reise !! Grüsse von Sônia und Holger [Holger]
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Altitude: 1,568 m
United States Canelo 31.543205, -110.50803131°32’36” N 110°30’29” W
Arizona Hill Country
March 24, 2023 in the United States
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 3:00 PM
🌬 15 °C
Altitude: 1,391 m
United States Tombstone Courthouse State Historical Park 31.712858, -110.06857731°42’46” N 110°4’7” W
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Fort Huachaca
March 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Visiting this military base was almost as much of a thrill as it was driving up to Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) during an emergency lockdown (it is still under lockdown 3 years later) and having the military police escort us away.

Fort Huachaca is the hub of all military intelligence and, among others, home to MARS, the emergency broadcast system, and the 305th Military Intelligence Battalion and its Combat Outpost Surveillance and Force Protection System, or COSFPS, nicknamed "Kraken". Remember Sidney Powell saying "Release the Kraken"? That's what she was talking about.

Fort Huachaca is also thought to be home to a unicorn: the quantum computer. I was speaking to a young soldier whose father is a sargent major on the base and asked if it was true that the super computer was there. He took a step backwards and then said that if there was something like that on base, then it would be super secret and he wouldn't have the pay grade to know about it. I took that as a "yes". Mission accomplished.

I've been thinking a lot about how we are living in one of the most historic of times, if not THE most historic time and that most people don't have a clue.Read more
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Traveler Nice! Mom’s favorite I’m sure. ;)
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TravelerYes some do and we’re the outcasts now
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2haraldsNot for long.
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 3:37 PM
🌬 15 °C
Altitude: 1,391 m
United States Tombstone Courthouse State Historical Park 31.712897, -110.06857231°42’46” N 110°4’7” W
Tombstone
March 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Altitude: 1,394 m
United States Tombstone City Park 31.712947, -110.06788931°42’47” N 110°4’4” W
Hmmmm ...
March 24, 2023 in the United States
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM
🌬 13 °C
Altitude: 1,389 m
United States Tombstone City Park 31.714229, -110.06520331°42’51” N 110°3’55” W
E.H. Alberts
March 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Life on the road is filled with vignettes. Serendipitous meetings with fellow voyagers who you know you won't forget. Such a man is E.H. Alberts, currently a gunfighter, actor and historic tour guide in Tombstone, AZ.Read more
TravelerIf your travels include coming to Wisconsin, let us know! 904 Princeton Rd. Janesville, WI 53546. You have a place to stay in our home.
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2haraldsThank you, Wendy. How are you doing?
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TravelerGood morning happy Mother’s Day we are all doing well my children are with me now so there’s peace! My son Leonardo Leo is in Jacob and the technicolor dream coat we all are going to see today at 1! My daughter Olivia is home from college!
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 5:30 PM
🌬 12 °C
Altitude: 1,388 m
United States Tombstone City Park 31.712027, -110.06621531°42’43” N 110°3’58” W
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Theater in Tombstone
March 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Watching Haukur enjoy the show was the best part of all.
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Day 8
Friday, March 24, 2023 at 11:00 PM
🌙 4 °C
Altitude: 1,276 m
United States Historic Railroad Avenue Park 32.25292, -109.83157632°15’11” N 109°49’54” W
Day is Done. God is Nigh.
March 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
Tucson-Fort Huachaca-Tombstone
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 10:30 AM
☀️ 10 °C
Altitude: 1,667 m
United States Saint Patrick Catholic Church 31.443027, -109.92179431°26’35” N 109°55’18” W
The Law Trumps
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Typically in provincial Bavaria, the church is situated on the highest point of the town. In Bisby, it's the court, then the church and then the people in the valley. There's something wrong about that.Read more
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 10:45 AM
☀️ 10 °C
Altitude: 1,697 m
United States Moon Canyon 31.448161, -109.92840831°26’53” N 109°55’42” W
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Bisbee
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Bisbee is worth a stop of you have the time. It offers lots and lots of fun activities: Haunted Bisbee, International Art Museum, Hatchet House ... Actually, I'm writing this post a week down the line wondering why we just drove through. Don't make the same mistake we did.

We didn't even take time to stop at The Breakfast Club, which is a motorcycle pilgrimage. 😭

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Traveler Love this picture! Probably one of my favs!
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 11:10 AM
☀️ 11 °C
Altitude: 1,657 m
United States Old City Park - Bisbee 31.444723, -109.91340531°26’41” N 109°54’48” W
Clark Gable Slept Here
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
"Overlooking Brewer’s Gulch, Hotel La More has a long and storied history of weirdness. Built in 1904, the original building burned down under unknown circumstances. The building you see today was completed in 1916 by a Mrs. S.P. Bedford, the original owner and creator of Hotel La More except for its namesake. One year later the building was leased by a Mrs. Kate Lamore, who turned the hotel into the “most modern lodging in Bisbee.” Throughout the years it has been a temporary home to those visiting Bisbee, and a permanent home to many miners who worked the pit. Some of our guests have decided to stay long after their life has expired. Please treat these souls with respect; until now, they have continued to treat this property as their own. We do not own the hotel, we share it with all the previous owners and residence." Trip Advisor

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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 11:14 AM
☀️ 12 °C
Altitude: 1,552 m
United States Lowell 31.430106, -109.89290631°25’48” N 109°53’34” W
Oldtimer Parade in Lowell
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 12:39 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 1,209 m
United States Douglas 31.336962, -109.55953631°20’13” N 109°33’34” W
On the Border
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We dipped down to Douglas in order to join Historic Highway 80. Douglas is nothing like the border towns I know, namely Nuevo Loredo and Del Rio. Douglas, Arizona has good small-town bones and though suffering economically, there is no sense of dispair, likely thanks to a healthy flow of Mexican workers and customers coming over from its south-of-the-border compadre Agua Prieta.Read more
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 2:47 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 1,336 m
United States Geronimo Surrender Monument 31.695666, -109.12899131°41’44” N 109°7’44” W
The Final Surrender
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
"Near here Geronimo, last Apache chieftain and Nachite with their followers surrendered, on Sept. 6th 1886, to General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. Army. Lieutenant Chas. B. Gatewood with Kieta and Martine Apache scouts, risked their lives to enter the camp of the hostiles to present terms of surrender offered to them by General Miles.

After two days, Gatewood received the consent of Geronimo and Nachite to surrender.

The surrender of Geronimo in Skeleton Canyon, on that historic day, forever ended Indian warfare in the United States."

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Traveler😢history can be very painful and sad if we don’t learn from past mistakes and experiences like how beautifully Germany has done teaching its youth about WW 2 and holocaust…. It’s one of the many reasons I want to go and see how they have memorialized the many victims We saw a documentary about this 🙏
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 3:22 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 1,461 m
United States Portal 31.913978, -109.1413431°54’50” N 109°8’29” W
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Portal, Arizona and Paradise Road
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A nice place to stop. Groceries, restaurant, live events
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 3:30 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 2,011 m
United States Turkey Park 31.915261, -109.24874931°54’55” N 109°14’55” W
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Pinery Canyon Road over Ambush Saddle
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 4:00 PM
🌬 15 °C
Altitude: 1,569 m
United States Little Picket Canyon 32.007333, -109.38892632°0’26” N 109°23’20” W
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Chiricahua National Monument
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 5:40 PM
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 1,276 m
United States Historic Railroad Avenue Park 32.251777, -109.83314832°15’6” N 109°49’59” W
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Willcox
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
As an American living in Bavaria, home of the secretive freemasons and illuminati, it is quite shocking to have this cult so "in your face". It's symbology is all over the place. Just stopped to check directions and look what I see.

That said, this food truck was great. Worth a stop of you're in the area.Read more
Traveler These places are usually the best. Was it Good?
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2haraldsIt really was.
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Day 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 11:00 PM
🌙 5 °C
Altitude: 1,276 m
United States Historic Railroad Avenue Park 32.25292, -109.83157632°15’11” N 109°49’54” W
Day is Done. God is Nigh.
March 25, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
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