March 15th

This morning we woke up and got ourselves ready to head to church with Jerry & Gail at the Victory Worship Center. After a louder and longer than expected service (where we got to listen to a worshipper behind us say “C’mon” and “Amen” a thousand times) we headed out for breakfast. We stopped at one of Jerry & Gail’s regular haunts, Cappy’s Breakfast Café, where we all ordered a filling breakfast.

After eating, we swung back by the house to change from our church clothes into something more appropriate for our next stop – the Coronado National Forest – Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Here we took a short walk on one of the trails before boarding a bus to take us part way up Sabino Canyon. Due to some recent rains, we couldn’t take the bus as far as Jerry & Gail had originally planned. Despite that, we were able to see some beautiful sights along the trails that we did manage to walk, after crossing a bridge overran with water. We made it to a dam on the mountain before turning around to make our way back to the last bus of the day. Jayden and I decided that we wanted to return to make the 8+ mile hike to Seven Falls before we go back to Florida.

After taking the bus back to the front of the park, we headed home for the evening. After deciding what it was that we wanted to have for dinner, we made a pit stop at Fry’s for a few groceries, and were pleased to find that his store was a division of Kroger’s, and they sold Kroger chocolate milk and the sour cream donut holes that we loved so much back when we lived in Michigan.

With groceries in hand, we arrived at home and made tacos for dinner before settling in for the night.

The bottom set of photos are from Tara's phone... enjoy!

Coronado National Forest - Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
	The Visitor Center sign at Sabino Canyon.
	One of the activities we could participate in was finding out "Who pooped in the Sonoran Desert"!
	The area where we boarded the bus.
	A wheel cactus that looks like Mickey Mouse.
	A saguaro cactus.
	A staghorn cholla.
	On the left is a cristate saguaro cactus.
	Jayden wanted to give this cactus a big hug!
	Another saguaro cactus.
	A look at the Santa Catalina Mountains.
	The Sabino Dam.
	An interesting rock formation.
	An old water "tower".
	A far away view of the dam in the mountains.
	Another look at the mountains.
	A dead saguaro cactus.
	Water flowing down stream from the dam...




	Jayden getting ready to jump across the rocks...







	Drew making his way up one of the trails...
	...followed by...
	...Gail, Jay, and Tara.
	We finally made it to the dam!
	A couple shots of the water flowing over the dam...

	Jayden posing for a picture in front of the dam.
	Tara and Gail next to the top of the dam.
	Jay and Drew posing in front of the dam...
	...with Tara and Gail up at the top beside it.
	Jay and Drew going up closer to the dam with Tara looking on.
	Another look at the water tower from earlier.
	Another view of the dam.
	The water above the dam was crystal clear and calm.
	Looking over the edge of the dam...
	...and back at the water above.
	Tara standing along the water.
	Jayden braving the cold water.
	Jayden pretending to jump in as Jerry, Drew, Gail, and Tara rest nearby.
	A look at the mountains and water tower behind the water.
	Jayden posing for a picture in the water...
	...before making her way up stream...
	...and posing for another picture.
	A closer look at Jay giving up a thumbs up.
	A look at some saguaro cacti.
	Jay climbing up the rocks...
	...and posing for a picture.
	Gail, Jerry, Drew, and Tara at a picnic table while Jay and Rodney explored nearby.
	Another look at the mountains.
	The sign for the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area at the Coronado National Forest.


A panoramic photo Santa Catalina Mountains as seen from Sabino Canyon.

	On the left is a cristate saguaro cactus.
	Tara's selfie at the dam...
	...and with some saguaro cacti...
	...and a closer selfie.
	One more for good measure!

Coronado National Forest - Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

The Visitor Center sign at Sabino Canyon.

One of the activities we could participate in was finding out "Who pooped in the Sonoran Desert"!

The area where we boarded the bus.

A wheel cactus that looks like Mickey Mouse.

A saguaro cactus.

A staghorn cholla.

On the left is a cristate saguaro cactus.

Jayden wanted to give this cactus a big hug!

Another saguaro cactus.

A look at the Santa Catalina Mountains.

The Sabino Dam.

An interesting rock formation.

An old water "tower".

A far away view of the dam in the mountains.

Another look at the mountains.

A dead saguaro cactus.

Water flowing down stream from the dam...

Jayden getting ready to jump across the rocks...

Drew making his way up one of the trails...

...followed by...

...Gail, Jay, and Tara.

We finally made it to the dam!

A couple shots of the water flowing over the dam...

Jayden posing for a picture in front of the dam.

Tara and Gail next to the top of the dam.

Jay and Drew posing in front of the dam...

...with Tara and Gail up at the top beside it.

Jay and Drew going up closer to the dam with Tara looking on.

Another look at the water tower from earlier.

Another view of the dam.

The water above the dam was crystal clear and calm.

Looking over the edge of the dam...

...and back at the water above.

Tara standing along the water.

Jayden braving the cold water.

Jayden pretending to jump in as Jerry, Drew, Gail, and Tara rest nearby.

A look at the mountains and water tower behind the water.

Jayden posing for a picture in the water...

...before making her way up stream...

...and posing for another picture.

A closer look at Jay giving up a thumbs up.

A look at some saguaro cacti.

Jay climbing up the rocks...

...and posing for a picture.

Gail, Jerry, Drew, and Tara at a picnic table while Jay and Rodney explored nearby.

Another look at the mountains.

The sign for the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area at the Coronado National Forest.

On the left is a cristate saguaro cactus.

Tara's selfie at the dam...

...and with some saguaro cacti...

...and a closer selfie.

One more for good measure!