Walt Disney World – Magic Kingdom

This is the park in Disney World most like Disneyland in So. Cal. That and the fact that we did the Splash Mountain ride first and got soaked first thing, I didn’t take as many pictures. I did take some pictures that highlight the differences from Disneyland.
One difference, below is the ferry to parking.

Ferry to [...]

Walt Disney World – Animal Kingdom

The last time either of us were here at Walt Disney World, Animal Kingdom hadn’t been built, so we decided to go there today. (pics and videos)

I figured out my problem with my camera and videos. Turns out it was set on time lapsed. That’s why all my videos were only 3 seconds long, doh!

We [...]

Epcot

I took some videos but they didn’t come very well. There is a lot to Epcot that isn’t shown here. (pics)

Kennedy Space Center

We decided to go to the Kennedy Space Center today and save the park for later. I was glad we did. The Space center is on Merritt Island and which is also a wildlife reserve. The tour guide said the there are between 4-6000 alligators on the island. We saw about 6 [...]

Moon ring

We got back to Mesa and that evening we saw this ring around the moon.
It didn’t photograph well, it was much brighter.

Amethyst – Gem Show

My father-in-law has been coming to this gem show in Tucson for 25 years and he has noticed that parking spaces are much easier to come by this year but for my first time, I am seeing lines 50-75 people deep to check out at one of the venues. (pic)

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was great. The docents were wonderful and friendly. It seemed like every 10 feet there was a docent holding another animal and was willing to share all they knew about the animal. The most “un-zoo” zoo I have visited. (pics)

Tucson Activities

We checked out some of the seemingly endless venues for the Tucson Gem and Mineral show today but before that we went on a little hike.

The cactus behind me is down in a wash so it’s height is deceptive. It has got to be at least 60 feet tall.
Gem Show:

This is just one humongus (1+ [...]

Photo of Cave formations

Panoramio – Photo of Cave formations.
This photo from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. What is amazing, is that this cave and all of it’s formations are man-made.

Tucson Mountain County Park Gates Pass Pictures

Tucson Mountain County Park Gates Pass Pictures.
This park is right behind the Starr Pass Resort we are staying in.