Monday, February 20, 2012

Tiny's, Mountains, Boondocking and Geocaches

Last night we had some interesting cloud formations sitting over the Rincon mountains east of the park.  They looked like they were painted in the sky by an artist.  It is always difficult to capture the true beauty of these formations, but here is our best effort on the subject.

Clouds over Rincon Mountains

Palm tree in the park

View of Rincon Mts from the park

Tiny's Saloon & Steakhouse

We were out geocaching today and found some nice caches on the west side of Tucson.  It is sparsely populated out there and the caches were far apart.  We drove out as far as Ryan Field and then started back home.  By this time we (me) were hungry and stopped by the Tiny's Saloon & Steakhouse for dinner.  The place has been there for ages and looks like it.  If you didn't know how good the food was, you might not enter it since it looks more like a biker bar than a great place to eat.  We had excellent service and everything was brought to us quickly.  Check it out if your are in the area or driving out the Ajo highway west of Tucson.

Tiny's looks like an old western saloon

How do you like the matching outfits?

Don't let the building fool you.

While we were geocaching we came upon about 30 RVs boondocking in the desert on BLM land near the intersection of W Ajo (rt 86) and S San Joaquin Rd.  I stopped and talked to a lady who must have been in her 80s who was staying there with her husband for the 14 day limit on camping.  It was free, but there weren't any facilities.  You just find a spot and park the unit.  Many RVs had solar panels and others were running generators.  Boondocking is very popular out there in the desert and there are thousands who do it all the time.  


Earlier today I checked with Ron C to see if he wanted to go geocaching, but he hadn't finished his household chores and couldn't go with me.  Then later in the day I checked with Ron K and he had a very important task to finish and couldn't make it.  I think he was hooking up a desk light and must have been having problems with it.

What can I say about them that I haven't already said?  LOL

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