I stayed with Ami's sister Becki -- great to hang out a bit with my old pals the Specks. I had loads of fun playing Labyrinth with Ben and Eli.
Hertz gave me a free upgrade to a brand new Mustang convertible. So I had a good time blasting down those desert highways. What a beautiful machine.
The conference was pretty good, although there wasn't much to take pictures of. Fortunately I had a little extra time for some side trips. First up was Sedona, with stunning red rocks and canyons. I hear they also have some sort of Mystical Power Vortices there, but I didn't feel any different beyond being impressed by the landscape and realllly enjoying the Mustang on those canyon roads.
Have to put this one in for Jane and any other hip hop fans out there.
On my other extra day I went south to Tucson. I had long been interested in visiting Davis AFB after seeing the aircraft storage area known as the Boneyard on Google Earth. Many (most?) of the military aircraft being taken out of service come here for storage, sometimes for decades. You can take a bus tour through the Boneyard. It was fascinating. They also have a great museum nearby with other old and interesting aircraft.
I love the form of the B-52s.
I finished off the trip by visiting a mission established by the Spanish in the 17th century. It's still in active service. This was a nice contrast from the beauty of the aircraft, still remarkable.
Next year the ASLA conference is in Boston -- it'll be quite a bit different!
4 comments:
Wow this looks like a really cool trip! I do indeed appreciate the Slim Shady trail...and the Mustang looks like way too much fun. Sure do miss you guys.
Hmmm you make Arizona look like a lot more fun than most of my trips there. Now I've got some ideas for next time.
I left a comment about how much better Phoenix seems in your pictures than my travels there... I don't know if the captcha ate it or whether it's in the moderation zone, but anyway... yeah.
A mustang convertible! Driving through the desert Southwest! Talk about Nirvana or something even better. Way to go, Al. I think you've "arrived" in more ways than one.
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