We stayed at the Guest House Inn, B & B in Ajo, which was nice and had a great breakfast. Nights were very dark and we went star gazing.
A quick look around Ajo and the Old, New Cornelia Mine
Croossing the Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation on AZ 80. Scary place... You might as well be in Mexico as many of the members of this reservation tend to look the other way to the immigration and drug problems that Mexico is bringing into the United States. As usual I was happy to be heavily armed !!
The desert poppies were at peak.
We stopped at Kitt Peak Observatory. It would be nice to spend the night here. They do have a program where you rent the place for the night, and have it to yourselves so you can use the telescopes. But you have to book it well in advance.
Looking south at Baboquivari Peak, (El. 7,734) Was surprised to see some snow. The distance here from Kitt to Bobo was appx. 18 miles This peak is the home of the Papago Gods. From the summit the late afternoon sun reflecting off glinting waters pinpoints the distant Gulf of California route of Alarcon's expedition and that of many other early Spanish explorations.
Looking down onto the desert poppies area in the above photo.
