We left Benson on 2/7 and headed West. While going thru Tucson, we could see the mountains in the distance.
And the cacti begin to show up in force...
Very rugged terrain, but the road (highway 86) travels in and around the mountains.
Here is a shot of the Kit Peak National Observatory located in the Quilan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation. `
A little later on we came to a roadside rest and stopped for some snacks.
Continuing on to our destination...
Finally, around 3 o'clock we arrived...
As you may remember, Why was originally written as just "Y" because it is where two highways (85 and 86) meet and form a 'Y'. But Arizona law required all city names to have at least 3 letters so town founders changed the name.
Sunset views.
Our campsite faced East toward the desert. And this picture was taken from about 100 yards out back at the campground. We are the 4th one from the left.
And, in case you were wondering, there are an assortment of animals in the desert, including burros, coyotes, etc. Did not get a picture of any of them, but Judy did manage to get some pictures that prove there are animals in our midst.
On Wednesday we drove North the a small town called Ajo (pronounced Ah...ho). This picture shows the tailings from a major copper mine that was in operations years ago.
Ajo has a couple of beautiful churches. This is one of them.
We were here last year and liked the ambiance so we came back. Went to the visitor center to get an AZ map and then walked around the square.
It was lunchtime so we stopped in at Estrellas, a local restaurant that advertises the best burgers in town, and, they are right about that!!
On the way back to the CG, we could see the mountains that we would be traveling by tomorrow on our way to MX.
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