We settle in and set out

Yesterday, Saturday, we went on a hike with the Sahuarita hiking group. Sahuarita is a town that adjoins Green Valley to the north and is NOT age restricted. It is growing rapidly--the new SuperWalMar will open in January. The town has a recreation program that includes a hiking group, which we read about it the local paper. So we went to the staging area at 7.30 on Saturday and joined a group of about 15--mostly well north of 55--on a hike near Rio Rico, about 30 miles south of here, just about 10 miles north of Nogales and Mexico.

We did about 5 miles at about 4000 feet, mostly level with some ups and downs on a rocky road. Each direction looked like a postcard view: here are a couple:






It was a nice hike, though we were told it was an easy one, especially compared to those staged by the Green Valley Hiking Club, which we hope to join as well.

---------------------------------------------------------Wildlife sightings just beyond our back wall include an owl, last evening; rabbits; quail; and javelinas, relatives of pigs. Here are some pictures, one a detail of the other. I'll strive for better, but these will have to do for now. The javelinas are about the size of large dogs. Here is a link about javelinas: http://www.desertusa.com/magnov97/nov_pap/du_collpecc.html