Mines and cows near Ruby
From Arivaca Lake we continue south towards Ruby visiting mines and ruins and evading cows ending with a celebratory dinner in Tubac
Exploring surprisingly popular Arivaca Lake
We spend an hour exploring beautiful Arivaca Lake following the shore to search for birds and damselflies
Looking for Kingbirds on Arivaca Cienega Trail
First stop of our visit to Arivaca is the Arivaca Cienaga Trail to successfully see our first Thick-Billed Kingbirds in the US
Gilbert Water Ranch rare bird search
Today we explore Gilbert Water Ranch with no luck for a few rare species spotted here the previous days
Wind Cave on Usery Mountain
Today we explore a park near our house that we visited only once before with a focus on the Wind Cave that we missed last time
Looking for Elf Owls in Ironwood NM
Tonight as part of an Arizona Field Ornithologist expedition we are looking for elf owls something we wanted to see for a long time
Hidden Kiln near Blue Point Recreation Area
We plan to take advantage of the cooler weather and explore a ruined kiln close to the cooling waters of the Salt River
Long awaited Madonna concert
Finally after many months we are able to attend a long delayed Madonna concert that we booked way back last year
Another exploration from Horse Trailhead
We are still tired after two long weekend trips so we explore near our home starting from Horse Trailhead and finding caches and birds
Short visit to Orange County
A long weekend exploration of Orange County while visiting friends of relatives