Tucson Trails

We headed to the southern part of Arizona the second week that Sarah and Hanne were here.  We are always grateful to have relatives with extra bedrooms so we can visit and stay overnight without having to pay for a hotel room.  First on our agenda was doing a couple of hikes at one of our favorite places, Catalina State Park.

Sarah is showing off her Mom's new Apple IPad that they got at Arrowhead Mall.  It would have cost them 3 times as much if they purchased it in Denmark.  The man at the Apple store even showed them how to change it over to a Danish keyboard.  The Danish and Norwegians also use the vowel  "æ" .

I was amazed at how clear the pictures turned out on the IPad.  Sarah could take a picture and post it almost immediately to Facebook!  We were on the Romero Ruins trail when Sarah wanted to have her picture taken by the big saguaro and the mountains in the background.  Just so happened that I had my camera along.  Her wish was  granted!

I think goofing around for pictures is part of the Hartlev heritage.  Sarah and Hanne were always smiling and laughing while they were here.  

A view of the Catalina Mountains from one of the trails.  The weather that day was perfect for a hike.

Afterwards, we headed to Doris and Gary's house.  They had never met my cousins and we enjoyed getting together with family members and friends.  As always, there was plenty of good food.

Don, Sarah and Doris relax by the pool.

Jannie and Doris attended to the hamburgers grilling outside.  It got a bit smoky a few times, but everyone enjoyed the "flame broiled" burgers.

Sarah was showing pictures of her travels to Janice and Elaine.  At 24, she is a world traveler, spending months in New Zealand, Thailand, Hanoi, and both North and South Vietnam as well as most of Europe. Don and I are both amazed at how brave she was to travel to remote parts of 3rd world countries, even hiring a guide to get to remote villages by the China border.  When she is not in school, she is working and saving money to fund her travels.

Buck and Sandy celebrated their birthdays while we were there.  And no, they aren't 2!  The only candle Doris could find was that one!  Hey, it's the thought that counts, right?!