Quote: When you're from Minnesota, Tucson provides a chance to warm up, experience no humidity, and have an unbelievable view of the night sky.

Quote: The first journal in a series of reviews of nature related sightseeing.

Quote: It's a dry heat...

Quote: This journal covers a little family road trip to California and back to Arizona. The delights of sea port village, the surprisingly scrumptious dining of the valley and well not really a lot of phoenix Arizona...just enough to warrant a mention and a few entries.

Quote: I gave my husband a trip to watch some of the Colorado Rockies' Spring Training games and fell in love with this desert city.

Quote: Although Tucson is one of the largest cities in Arizona, it has a friendly, hospitable atmosphere. The city lies on the northern border of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona, surrounded by five mountain ranges. This clean and proud city combines the old with he new. There are mnodern skyscrapers and a unique historical district.

Quote: Characters from the wild, wild west once livened up this Sonoran desert, where saguaro cactuses, deep canyons, and shadowy mountains abound. Dusty reminders are evident all around Tucson, where modern-day cowboys mingle with city folk, artists, and college professors.

Quote: Idealized, romanticized images of Arizona can be found to really exist in and around Tucson. Surrounded by mountain ranges in all four directions, this city of 900,000 people has culture, great shopping, and boundless outdoor sports and recreation activities.

Quote: To anyone from outside of the US, Tucson is an almost unheard of city. I myself was only in Tucson to pick up a hire car and avoid an interstate drop-off fee, when I got here I immediately wished I had a lot longer to explore this wonderful region!

Quote: Surrounded by spectacular desert and mountains, featuring traditional southwestern colonial style, drawing a diverse audience of visitors and residents alike, Tucson offers a wide range of outdoor and indoor activities and points of interest. Nowadays a mid-size southwestern city, Tucson retains a relaxed atmosphere where visitors will find very welcoming.