On the penultimate weekend of my project out West, I went on another solo travel trip – this time to the great state of the cactus. Actually, that title may be a toss-up between Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, and Texas, so to clarify, I did indeed go to Arizona.
Though Tucson seems like a random choice and also difficult to spell, it was selected based on the reasonable points conversion rates for free hotel nights. Who would guess that the points required for hotels in Phoenix and Seattle are outrageously exorbitant, on par with some resort spas in Hawaii.
Tucson is a great option, but perhaps not shockingly, it's even more dry than Salt Lake City which seems almost impossible to my East coast self. Otherwise, it was a delightful, relaxing place to spend a weekend and according to my Uber driver, elderly people agree with me as they regularly move from neighboring states to Tucson upon retirement to treat every day like a Saturday for the rest of their lives.
As it happened, I spent much of my weekend working remotely but managed to dedicate one full day to exploring and necessarily drinking water in equal measure.
In the late morning on my day off, I visited a popular zoo that contained an impressive array of animals, several of which I had never seen before which was quite cool. I know I’m not alone in my reservations and uncertainty about the concept of zoos – in my case, it’s no doubt due to ignorance in both directions, both on considerations supporting and against it. However for now, I'll defer further discussion and just recognize that I appreciate all kinds of amazing animals.
Roll film.
Feeding a giraffe and finding peacocks that roam the grounds freely. Both creatures disproportionately long.
Saw these inhabitants among others like capybaras, anteaters, panthers, and some unknown thing in the water that everyone was inexplicably trying to spot. I also just realized that the ring around the rhino's eye was possibly applied to protect the little dude from the sun. A gigantic creature.
Animals – very awesome.
(continued in Desert Stop)
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