Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

Last week I shared some photos from the hikes I did in Tucson back in January. Today I have some around-town and museum photos, just for fun. We did some eating out and wandering around, some from our lodgings not far from the campus, and visited some local sights. La Chaiteria, a tasty lunch spot. Mercado San Agustin The main purpose of the trip was for a pair of northerners to absorb as much mid-winter sunlight as possible. A stroll around the U of A campus was as good a place as any to do so. Old Main, the first building built on the U of A campus. We stumbled on the Women's Plaza, celebrating the contributions of AZ women to the university, the state, and the world.  This cool arch was outside one of the science buildings. I'm not sure, but wouldn't be surprised if the figure represent real people, though they may just represent Science. The arch held male and female scientists, with symbols of their research. Another morning we visited the Tucson Botanical Gardens, whe...

I'm catching up on photo edits again, and have some shots from some of the hikes I did around Tucson last month. It's such a contrast from Seattle's winter landscape! The next afternoon after arriving I went for a short hike with a friend up the very popular Sabino Canyon. We were so busy talking and catching up that I pretty much forgot to shoot photos, but did capture this, one of the most graphic warning signs I've seen (I kind of collect interesting signs). "If you aren't careful you will ruin your bike and fly off the bridge to land on the rocks below and die." A day or so later I went to the local "A Mountain" (not just a mountain, but the one with the big white A for the University of Arizona) for a bit of trail-running (heavily mixed with walking). That offered some good views of the city. Tucson, with Saguaros. People below me are sitting on the big A. A third hike was out by the Sonoran Desert Museum, in the National Park's West Uni...