A Summation of the State of Arizona
From March 20th-25th I traveled all around the great southwestern state of Arizona. The weather fluctuated from 65 to 80 degrees, compared to 30 in Rochester, and I got to see lots and lots of cacti, never mind the GRAND CANYON!
One of my best friends from college, Sara, moved to Tucson a couple years ago and wanted visitors. Angela and I decided to help her out with that, and it was a great time. The lowlight was my constant runny nose (I had to walk around the Grand Canyon with a roll of toilet paper in my pocket), but there were many highlights, including my wonderful new Mexican friends Adrien and Saoul (Sa-OOL) who declared their undying love for me whilst following me around Nogales. It was quite the adventure. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
This was my view on the drive from Phoenix to The Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, baby:
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Silly Sara, always falling off cliffs....
Angela is very homicidal
This is my "Where's Waldo" picture
Sooo it seems as if I am holding a scythe and Angela is giving birth....weird
Sedona, the land of red rocks and strange vortexes:
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Fun in Trail Dust Town:
I'm not so good at playing a sad bearded man with a donkey
Is it me or is it bright out?
Sara is the saddest little Korean..err...Indian girl!
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Cacti!
Tell me this is not the cutest plant resembling a South American Old Man you've ever seen
At the Botanical Gardens with plants and....butterflies:
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A view of the city of Tucson from the top
Biggest cactus EVER
I would like to attend mass here
My new friend Adrien, who sold me a poncho for 50% off (I think he was drunk). He did actually let me practice my Spanish on him though, which was nice
Adventures in a Mexican border town (Saoul has the camera)
And this picture is just for The Cheesus to drool over:
One of my best friends from college, Sara, moved to Tucson a couple years ago and wanted visitors. Angela and I decided to help her out with that, and it was a great time. The lowlight was my constant runny nose (I had to walk around the Grand Canyon with a roll of toilet paper in my pocket), but there were many highlights, including my wonderful new Mexican friends Adrien and Saoul (Sa-OOL) who declared their undying love for me whilst following me around Nogales. It was quite the adventure. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:
Grand Canyon, baby:
Sedona, the land of red rocks and strange vortexes:
Fun in Trail Dust Town:
And this picture is just for The Cheesus to drool over:
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