The following are some highlights of our last few days in Tucson — mostly filled with dog care and play time and free hikes in the greater Tucson area. We will be here through Sunday.
We take Raina and Dot for their daily walk each morning before it gets too hot. We get some play and scratch (they love to be scratched) time with them as well — at least until we say “no mas.”
This area, and the whole state really, are crazy with places to hike. While we have been kept out of the Coronado National Forest this time (and our beloved Mt. Lemmon) due to a wildfire, we have still found some good local area hikes. One hike we did was in the Maeveen Behan Desert Sanctuary. This area is part of the Arthur Pack Regional Park and is named for the former leader of Pima County’s Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.
We also had a lovely cooler hike , following some rain, at the Sweetwater Preserve, a 880+ acre preserve in the eastern foothills of the Tucson Mountains. The land for the preserve was acquired in 2004. We enjoyed the desert plants, the nice homes overlooking the preserve, and the views of the area.
There are a number of farmers markets held throughout the area. We headed to the Rillito Market on Sunday morning but ended up stumbling onto another market also as we explored one of the many local bike paths.
Peckish Travels 
