Monday, June 10, 2013

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum June 2013

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
One of our favorite places to visit in the Tucson area is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  It is a great place to visit and take friends to.  It helps that we have been members since returning to the area. 
 Of course there are pictures of snakes...
 “The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.”


This place is really a living museum, zoo, and more.  They conduct all kinds of research for animals, plants, and the environment.  There are also several classes and tours that can be taken.  And they have a large variety of cactus and succulents from all over the Sonoran Desert and beyond.  They have recently added an aquarium area with freshwater and saltwater tanks.  

 “The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre museum and zoo founded in 1952 and located in Tucson, Arizona. It contains a museum and two miles of walking paths on 21 acres of this property, and is one of the most visited attractions in Tucson.”  Wikipedia


Inca Dove 

Garden eels 



 We recently visited during the heat of a summer day.  We were able to mix the indoor air-conditioned attractions with outdoor walking.  It was hard to believe that we made it for about four hours.  There is always something to see here.  Hope you enjoy the images from our recent visit. 
The Ends...

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great fun, and great detail on those snake photos. Wow. And mighty fine mineral work. Good stuff, thanks for sharing. And nice "ending"!

Joellen

Unknown said...

Got to have pictures of snakes, what is Arizona without them? Cool pics Bro...

TCB Photo Blog said...

I agree about the snakes Bill. Thanks for the comment!

TCB Photo Blog said...

Thanks Jo! Had a grand adventure!

Anonymous said...

Snakes not my favorite subjects - but nice shots.

Carolyn

TCB Photo Blog said...

Thanks Carolyn... At least the whole blog was not snakes. I would have been fine with that, but not others. :)

Anonymous said...

I did really enjoy the photos-especially the garden eels. Thanks. I never heard of garden eels before-I guess it's not too late to learn something new....

Carol

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum said...

Beautifull pictures you made! I cant wait to head over there again :-)

TCB Photo Blog said...

Never too late. Thanks Carol.

TCB Photo Blog said...

Thanks!