A local restaurant sponsors Monday evening walks and runs in downtown Tucson; so far Donna and I have been to five or six. We quite enjoy the route, which winds through three picturesque parts of Tucson, the 1930-ish downtown section, the hippie-infested university district, and the historical Mexican Presidio (Tucson was part of Mexico until the mid-1850s, when the USA purchased it).
We’re walkers, so we get a 15-minute head start . . . the runners start passing us about halfway through the route, which is about 4 miles long. We’ve been bringing Schatzi, and lately our friends Mary Anne and Darrell have joined us.
Good exercise, followed by dinner at any of a number of cafes with outdoor eating areas (the ones that allow dogs, to be sure).
Here are photos from our last two Monday evenings (click any image to enlarge):
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Photos, top row, left to right:
- Presidio district: Donna & Schatzi, me, Donna’s sister Georgie, Darrell
- Presidio district: Donna & Schatzi, Mary Anne, me, Georgie
- Downtown Tucson: Snake Bridge
- Presidio district: Mary Anne, Darrell, Donna & Schatzi
Photos, bottom row, left to right:
- Presidio district: me, Donna & Schatzi, Darrell
- Downtown Tucson: Mary Anne, Donna & Schatzi, Darrell
- University district: me, Donna, Schatzi
- Downtown Tucson: Saint Augustine Cathedral