First one needs to keep an eye on the weather forecast. If it’s going to be rainy, windy or cold you want to get in your car and drive around. One day we drove south to Green Valley and toured the Titan II Missile Silo.These nuclear weapons were put in place more as a deterrent to Russian aggression than as an actual weapon. The missiles were three stories tall and were watched by four man teams 24 hours a day. If a threat came from Russia, we were prepared to launch within minutes. After the silos were closed, the missiles were removed and some were used to launch the Apollo rockets.
Other dreary days were spent looking for a meat market, checking out grocery stores or trying to find wood pellets for our new portable fire pit. New Year’s Day was spent searching for an open BBQ restaurant or any kind of restaurant since I didn’t want to cook!
The occasional hot days were spent on our bicycles riding some of the numerous bike paths. One took us downtown, another out into the desert and another to a very expansive sports complex.
The cooler but sunny days were spent hiking in Saguaro National Park. The East Park Tanque Trail was a steep trail that about did us in while the West Park was covered with saguaro cacti and has a more diverse selection of trails. The Desert Winds trail was a flat desert walk while the Brown Mountain Trail took us up and across the mountain then down onto the desert floor.
And in between all these excursions we played pickle ball with our new friends from around the country - Canada, Iowa, Colorado and other cold states.
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