Country versus City

Catalina State Park is about ten miles north of Tucson in what’s called the Oro Valley. With a metropolitan area so close to our campground, we find ourselves torn between a day exploring the city or hiking in the nearby National Park. Thank goodness we have time to do a bit of both. Our first trip into Tucson took us to a really fun disc golf course called Santa Cruz River Park. It’s a fairly open course with plenty of mesquites, palo verde and other desert flora, but little cacti; which is great for Starbaby. After 18 holes, we found ourselves on the “Miracle Mile”. The Miracle Mile is almost 2 miles of roadway known for embracing America’s fascination with automobiles and automobile culture from the 1920’s through the 1960’s. At one time this corridor boasted the first landscaped median roadway in the country and was known for its neon signs and motels. Today it’s probably better known for the Sonoran hotdog. The Sonoran hotdog originates from Hermosillo, Mexico and features a slightly sweet bun, bacon wrapped wiener, pinto beans, onion, tomato, salsa verde, green chili sauce, mustard and mayo. We had lunch at El Guero Canelo restaurant and throughly enjoyed this quintessential Tucson Mexican food!