[meteorite-list] 3 Things to do when your in Tucson
From: Az Keith's <arizonakeith_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:34 2004 Message-ID: <012701c2a18b$1e793060$6401a8c0_at_keith> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C2A150.71AF6190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello List and Howard Here's 3 things to do when your in Tucson that I can recommend. 1. Titan II Missile Museum, Green Valley Exit 69 on I-19 south of = Tucson. A piece of the Cold War is a Museum, The only Inter-Continental = Ballistic Missile Silo open to the public, Built to withstand Near = Nuclear Bomb strike. The Dimension of everything are awesome, So = overbuilt in everyway, it has two 3-1/2 ton Blast Doors you can move by = one hand. and it has Titan missile in it and the silo door half open for = viewing strait down it, Guided tour only 9 to 5, they are limited to = small number, 2 hours max. Here it's web page http://www.pimaair.org/titan_01.htm 2. Kitt Peak National Observatory, The road to the top is open from = 10 am to 4 pm only, a great place for a picnic, No food at the gift = shop, about the only thing open, so bring your own food and drinks, = There are only 3 guided tour of several Telescopes. you can also do a = self-guided tour, Great views but may be cold, lot of walking at high = elevation(6800') can makes it harder, Kitt Peak road from State hwy 86, = 40 miles west of Tucson. If the weather cold and wet, the road my be = close due to snow and ice at the top. All day trip bring food. Here it's home page http://www.noao.edu/kpno/ 3. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, This is a One of a Kind Museum and = Zoo, With a cool walk thru cave exhibit, Other Sonoran exhibits are = Habitats, Plants,=20 Animals, Mineral collection and more, I'm not sure if there Dinosaur = exhibit is open yet. Lots of walking, good shoes, your also just south = of Saguaro National Forest, Nice to drive all around in it, and also Old = Tucson Studios is near by, Kinney Rd off Ajo Hwy (State 86) West of = Tucson. Make a day trip out of these. Here it's home page http://desertmuseum.org/index.html I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have, and I hope you don't get = lost. If anyone needs any info on Arizona, I'll be glad to help. Specially on = Backpacking, Hiking and Photography all over Arizona. Keith Vazquez Chandler AZ ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C2A150.71AF6190 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hello List and Howard</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here's 3 things to do when your in Tucson that I can = recommend.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>1. Titan II Missile Museum, Green Valley Exit 69 = on I-19=20 south of Tucson. A piece of the Cold War is a Museum, The only=20 Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Silo open to the public, Built to = withstand=20 Near Nuclear Bomb strike. The Dimension of everything are awesome, So = overbuilt=20 in everyway, it has two 3-1/2 ton Blast Doors you can move by one = hand. and=20 it has Titan missile in it and the silo door half open for viewing = strait down=20 it, Guided tour only 9 to 5, they are limited to small number, 2 = hours=20 max.</DIV> <DIV>Here it's web page</DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://www.pimaair.org/titan_01.htm">http://www.pimaair.org/titan= _01.htm</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2. Kitt Peak National Observatory, The road = to the=20 top is open from 10 am to 4 pm only, a great place for a picnic, No = food at=20 the gift shop, about the only thing open, so bring your own food and = drinks,=20 There are only 3 guided tour of several Telescopes. you can also do = a=20 self-guided tour, Great views but may be cold, lot of walking at high=20 elevation(6800') can makes it harder, Kitt Peak road from = State=20 hwy 86, 40 miles west of Tucson. If the weather cold and wet, the road = my be=20 close due to snow and ice at the top. All day trip bring = food.</DIV> <DIV>Here it's home page</DIV> <DIV><A = href=3D"http://www.noao.edu/kpno/">http://www.noao.edu/kpno/</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>3. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, This is a One of = a Kind=20 Museum and Zoo, With a cool walk thru cave exhibit, Other Sonoran = exhibits=20 are Habitats, Plants, <BR>Animals, Mineral collection = and more,=20 I'm not sure if there Dinosaur exhibit is open yet. Lots of walking, = good shoes,=20 your also just south of Saguaro National Forest, Nice to drive all=20 around in it, and also Old Tucson Studios is near by, = Kinney Rd=20 off Ajo Hwy (State 86) West of Tucson. Make a day trip out = of these.</DIV> <DIV>Here it's home page</DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://desertmuseum.org/index.html">http://desertmuseum.org/index= .html</A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>I hope you all enjoy them as much as I have, and I hope you don't = get=20 lost.</DIV> <DIV>If anyone needs any info on Arizona, I'll be glad to help. = Specially on=20 Backpacking, Hiking and Photography all over Arizona.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Keith Vazquez</DIV> <DIV>Chandler AZ</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C2A150.71AF6190-- Received on Wed 11 Dec 2002 10:03:59 PM PST |
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