| Southwest U.S. Tour: 2003 |
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| From July 17-25, 2003, I went with family on a whirlwind tour of the southwest United States. We logged almost 5000 miles on the road, but it was well worth it for all the things we saw along the way. I did not get to see everything I'd ever want to see out there, but for the time I was there I saw a lot of stuff. Here are just some of the pictures from my experiences: |
| Cactus at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. This cactus was about 20 feet tall. |
| Below is Chiricahua National Monument... a beautiful mountain range in southeast Arizona. The rock formations on these mountains are spectacular |
| It's a bit hard to see in the picture, but this is a balanced rock in the mountains. It is balanced perfectly on another rock by a very small rounded point. |
| This is the San Xavier Mission in Tucson. It was built in the late 1700's. It still holds services today. |
| These are sand dunes in southern California just across the border from Yuma, Arizona. I climbed up a couple of them, quite an interesting experience. It was only about 102 degrees the day I was there, but the temperatures here can exceed well over 110+ degrees on many summer days. |