Year Two - Days One Hundred Seven thru One Hundred ??? - end of trip

Our next stop was Tuscon, AZ.  While there, we spent a day visiting the Pima Air and Space Museum and the Boneyard, where all retired military aircraft go. Sam just LOVES airplanes, and this place had several buildings full!  Jim even saw a plane from his same unit while he was in the Marines, so it was a kick for him! This is the Bumblebee, which is the smallest airplane that ever flew.

The Boneyard is only viewable by bus tour, and it was a good one.  This place is enormous, and the tour guide was a retired military man who knew his planes and their history!

Another day, we went to the Zoo in Tucson, which was a small zoo, but it gave us a close and personal encounter with the animals.  Cool place!

We decided to visit the BioSphere 2, which is a totally enclosed environment where scientists enclosed themselves for two years to experiment with self-sufficiency. It was cool to walk around and see all the different environments they were studying, and their living quarters, etc.  It is now owned by a university, and there is a project being built to study erosion.

Our next stop on the road trip was Carlsbad Caverns, NM. This is the most visited cave in the United States.  It was an awesome day spent exploring the cave, with all of its formations.  We had lunch in the cave, and we climbed out to exit the main opening.  Most people take the elevator out, so we were given high fives by the rangers!  :)

Our last stop on the way home San Antonio, TX.  Our first stop was The Alamo, and we spent a day touring it. We also went downtown to walk around at the river walk, and we ate dinner there.  It is such a nice, relaxing atmosphere.

After that, we pretty much drove straight home to take care of business for another winter.  It was a great road trip!!!