Falling behind

Day 8

We headed north today through Tuscon. Running farther behind on our schedule. Got off the highway to drive through part of the Saguaro National Park. The addition of tall seguaro plants is one of the main transitions the desert takes on in this part of Arizona. The scenery suddenly becomes classically SOUTHWESTERN. I put on some movie music as we drove to the park. This wasn't one of our planned stops, so we only had time to pass through quickly (and somehow, we never got a great picture of a saguaro cactus...)



We crossed a number of rivers in southern AZ. A river here is a sign, a bridge, and a dusty valley. No water to be found anywhere.

We continued up through Pheonix (which reminds me of Atlanta, but with strange landscaping.) We determined once again that where ever the Garmin says a Starbucks can be found, there won't be one. The hunt for WiFi in the southwest is very frustrating.

We were supposed to hit Sedona today, but ended up near Flagstaff in Dead Horse Ranch State Park. Not much to say about it...an unremarkable day of driving. We'll try to be more interesting tomorrow.