My son-in-law had a conference in Tucson earlier this month and my daughter flew out on the last day for a short touristy vacation to places they had enjoyed during their years in the city for graduate school at the University of Arizona.

My daughter stopped at Eegees on her trek from the airport to the hotel on the first (very hot) afternoon.

The next day they enjoyed the Gem and Mineral Museum which had moved from a cramped basement on campus to the old Courthouse building where they got married (the building is evidently all museums now!). I remember some of the specimens from the photos they sent. The new museum has much better lighting…and a lot more space.

They walked around the campus a bit and photographed vegetation and insects.

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is another favorite place. They visited it on the second morning.

Later the same day, they visited the Paton Center for Hummingbirds.

The next day they drove up Mt Lemmon but didn’t hike as they had originally planned. My daughter said the elevation change seemed to make them feel tired very quickly, but they did have a pleasant lunch before returning to the city,