We had no fixed agenda for today so we did what we normally do in this situation; we picked a direction and went west. We turned out of our park and headed west on AZ-82, up over the local ridge and into some magnificent mequite grasslands that had many hawks lurking on posts and poles waiting for some scurrying yummies to come into view. One of the handsome raptors was nice enough to show us how predation works right as we drove by.
Soon we passed through the town of Patagonia. Outside town are large ranches with copious grasslands pocked with massive rock formations of all colors. We were guilty of driving too slowly for existing conditions as we passed through this little wonderland. We stayed with AZ-82 another 20 miles or so to Nogales, AZ, not to be confused with Nogales, Mexico, across the border. The ugly sheet pile wall installed by a paranoid senator right through the middle of town is plainly evident from most of the U.S. side.
We turned around before entering Mexico and headed back toward our park near Huachuca City. During the drive, we got a text from our daughter, Dana, who reminded us we were to get a rewards for some unknown reason so we drove into nearby Sierra Vista and pulled into Rodolfo’s, a Mexican food place. Their beef burritos are very tasty and Peggy was impressed by their beef tacos. To make sure we were adequately rewarded, we took some tamales, to go.
We got a few pix you can see if you click here