Ptah's desert tour. Telescopes, gun fight, dancing girls and cactus (dial up warning -10 pics)

Ptah

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:13 PM
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Ptah's desert tour. Telescopes, gun fight, dancing girls and cactus (dial up warning -10 pics)

Large Telescope (4 meter)

Medium Telescope (2.1 meter)

Sundial

Gun fight at the Pima County Bank:

Are you OK?

Dancing Girls

Cactus Forest

Drooping Cactus

Rusted Winch

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Flaxbee

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:16 PM
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1. Thanks for the pictures! Where were you?

Gawd I miss the desert. I grew up spending a lot of time in Palm Springs; I haven't been back in years and it really is an ache to see the landscape, the colors, the sunrises and sunsets.

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Ptah

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:18 PM
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3. The telescopes are on Kitt Peak, the gunfight at Old Tucson, and the cactus in the Tucson mountains.

aka home.

:hi:

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quip

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:18 PM
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2. God I miss Tucson

especially this time of year. Thanks for the ray of hope, Ptah! :hi:

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Ptah

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:19 PM
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4. We'll keep the light on for you, temeah

hurry home.

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quip

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:21 PM
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5. THAT made me smile!

:yourock:

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:22 PM
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6. I don't knw why exactly,but

drooping cactus and rusted winch crack me up.:D I think they need to get together;)

cool pics, Ptah :hi:

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Ptah

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:23 PM
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8. drooping wenches and what?

I'm glad I gave you a smile.

:hug:

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:37 PM
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10. never mind me --

I ain't right.
never was.
never will be.
;)

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auntAgonist

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:23 PM
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7. hey Ptah, your pictures are great!

Thanks for posting them.

:hug:

aA

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Ptah

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Sat Jan-05-08 11:26 PM
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9. Thanks for the hug, aA.

I think of you when I do these travelogues.

Thanks for the encouragement and the hug.

:hug:

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Zoigal

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Sun Jan-06-08 12:08 AM
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11. Great pictures, Ptah

Miss Tucson. Lived there for several years in the fifties. It has grown into a lovely city.
Your pictures bring back lots of good memories. Thanks for posting them. z

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Ptah

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Sun Jan-06-08 12:18 AM
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12. I'm glad you enjoyed them, Zoigal

:hi:

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Dangerously Amused

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Sun Jan-06-08 12:31 AM
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13. Fun day! Cool pics!

Y'know, that dancing girl in the middle is winking at you...

:hi:

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Ptah

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Sun Jan-06-08 12:33 AM
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14. And she smelled so purty.

:hi:

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LynzM

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Sun Jan-06-08 01:39 AM
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15. Dude, you always have the most fascinating pics.

Giant telescopes, cactus forests, and of course, dancing girls, I love it! :hi:

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Ptah

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Sun Jan-06-08 09:39 AM
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16. It was a good day in the desert, for sure.

Thanks for looking.

:hi:

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bertha katzenengel

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Sun Jan-06-08 09:59 AM
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17. Oh, the saguaros!

That is what they are, right? :blush:

Mrs. V. and I saw birds' homes inside them in the So. CA low desert.

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Ptah

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Sun Jan-06-08 10:03 AM
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18. Yes, saguaros.

And the birds nests are fascinating.

:hug:

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Ptah

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Sun Jan-06-08 01:13 PM
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19. Kick for Sugar Smack

:hi:

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