Finally, the mythical clouds parted and the government shutdown ended . . . and sighs of relief were emitted from all our fellow travelers on the road! We felt lucky to have had so many national park visits completed before this happened, as we overheard more than a couple of people say that they had to fork over lots of $$$ to take helicopter tours over the Grand Canyon, as they'd flown out there anyway and it was the only chance they'd get to see it. With the saguaros, at least they were visible from the state park and entry road, but we were still so happy to get to chat with the rangers (we just love a good ranger!), and visit the east portion of the Saguaro National Monument.
This was officially the slowest hike we've taken. We only went about a mile to the Freeman homestead and back, but were out for about an hour. We also finished all of our water, and were the only people out in the desert in the middle of the day. (Super clever of us.) Our other desert hikes that we took in the early mornings were much more enjoyable!
We did love the variety of plant and wildlife that we saw.
Their energy was high though when we checked out the presidio in downtown Tucson.
That night we found El Super, their local Mexican grocery store. Heaven. By the time that we walked out our cart was well stocked with fresh salsas, tortillas, baked goods, and a happy amount of fruits and veggies.
No lard, though.
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