Expounding

So yeah. Yesterday I drove down to Fort Huachuca to visit our friend T, who was taking some classes. This was his last weekend in our neck of the woods (he and his wife live in San Antonio).

We'd been talking for months about visiting Tombstone and doing some hiking in the area, but the weather has been (relatively speaking, of course) remarkably bad here for the past couple weekends. Rain or shine, we decided, this weekend we'd do it. R stayed home to do Christmas stuff sans me--it was his only opportunity, since I'm here *all* the time!

Tombstone was kind of a bust. I don't know if we were missing the good stuff--maybe it's further off the beaten path--but it just seemed like an out-of-control kitsch market. There were historical markers and information, but they seemed few and far between. And completely overrun by the cheese. Perhaps I should have done more research. We walked around for a bit, saw a silly gunfight show, got handed eleventybillion flyers, and hightailed it back to Sierra Vista.

The photo in the previous post is from our trip up Carr Canyon. We drove a goodly portion of the way, until it became too icy. Yes. Icy! There was a bit of snow, and the air was thin and so so cold--it was wonderful. You see I broke out the stocking cap hat for the first time in over 3 years. I also got to break out the cozy wool socks and my underarmour. It was a great day. There are some actual trails up this mountain, so if T makes it back for another round of classes, I think we'll try those. But for the first excursion, the scenic road was really spectacular and a good appetizer!

Here are a couple more shots from the day--check out the Flikr badge to the left there if you want to see more.