Sunday, February 19, 2017

SIGHTSEEING IN TUCSON, AZ

Thursday, February 16 – We've been hearing tons of gun fire since arriving at Justin's Diamond J Campground in Tucson, AZ. A couple neighbors informed us that they were having a shooting tournament at the nearby The Tucson Trap and Skeet Club. This morning we headed out that way to see what was going on. 

Tucson Trap and Skeet Club


















Tucson Trap and Skeet Club















Man, were we surprised! This club has 50 skeet shooting stations (4 shooters/station) on 380 acres, a 9,000 sq. foot club house, buildings for various shooting clubs, a restaurant, bar and 200 FHU 50amp RV sites (available to club members only).

Tucson Trap and Skeet Club

Tucson Trap and Skeet Club

















A very unique way to carry a shotgun.Tucson Trap and Skeet Club

There were nearly 200 contestants shooting this morning, and the competition goes on into the night. The shooting range is lighted. These shooters were sure going through the shells and clay pigeons. A great deal of money here not counting the thousands of dollars many of these guns cost or the hundreds of RV's parked in the campground. But the men and women shooters and spectators were having a fun day!

Tucson Trap and Skeet Club

Tucson Trap and Skeet Club




















Tucson Trap and Skeet Club















Tucson Trap and Skeet Club



















We then headed to a historical section of Tucson to see some of the restored historical homes. Nice that these homes were saved and restored.

Tucson historical homes


















Tucson historical homes



















Our next stop was the Old Town Artisan area. 

Old Town Artisan



















This block of about 20 small stores were filled with items produced by local artists. There is also a restaurant where we could enjoy lunch or dinner. We were surprised with the pricing. Although many of the pieces were pretty expensive, a person could also pick-up a piece at a reasonable price. Of course, Marsha found a couple “early Christmas” presents for a couple of her friends.

Old Town Artisan



















We guess rocking horses are out and rocking pigs are in.
Old Town Artisan


















Old Town Artisan


















Old Town Artisan



















Our last stop was one of the many Tucson bike trails. We had loaded our bikes in the truck so we could ride the Rillito River Park Trail. This trail is still under construction and will eventually be a circular route, called the Loop, and will cover about 25 miles. The trail along the east side of the river is complete, so we wanted to ride down and back on the same side.

Rillito River Park Bike trail



















Our good intentions soon flew out the window when we realized the direction we were heading was a very gradual uphill slope. After about six miles of huffing and puffing, we sadly decided to turn around and head back to the trail head. Ahhhh.... going back was much easier! We have some conditioning to do, that's for sure!

Rillito River Park Bike trail

Rillito River Park Bike trail













Rillito River Park Bike trail



















We returned to the RV Park to relax for the rest of the day. Blogger friends, Larry and Gerry, Road Runner,  stopped by for a short visit. They are staying at the opposite end of the park. We had a nice chat and enjoyed the visit.

Yesterday, we were lucky enough to meet up with friends from our church back in Canton, Ohio. Barb and Bob are spending a month in Tucson, and we both had Wednesday afternoon free. What a blessing it is to not only do we get to meet up with blogger fiends, but meet up with friends from back home. 

Bob, Barb, Marsha, Paul
lunch



















Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y'all back real soon. Have a great day!







5 comments:

  1. Another busy fun day you had , and always nice to meet fellow bloggers and friends while on the road.

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  2. Wow! Meeting up with friends from back home doesn't usually happen until YOU return home. How great was this?

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  3. A rocking pig??? Imagine that!! I would imagine those folks skeet shooting have a very expensive hobby....including the RV.
    You guys made it further than we would have on that bike trail. 😀

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  4. Aren't you thankful you didn't do the easy downhill side of the bike trail first, and then need to return?

    Historic Tucson looks amazing. . .love that kind of thing.

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  5. Tucson has so much to offer for a smaller city. Lots to investigate in every corner.

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