A Thanksgiving Desert Adventure — Southern Arizona
The Plan
A long Thanksgiving weekend in the Sonoran Desert — giant cactus, underground caverns, a Spanish mission, and the quiet beauty of the Arizona borderlands. Details coming as we get closer.
Starting point. Load up the Brinkley and head south on I-17 — the Sonoran Desert is waiting.
Our home base for the long weekend. Full hookups, pool, and close to everything in southern Arizona worth seeing.
Two districts — East (Rincon Mountain) and West (Tucson Mountain) — both filled with the iconic giant saguaro cactus. Hiking, scenic drives, and some of the best desert sunsets anywhere.
One of the oldest Spanish missions in the American Southwest. Stunning adobe ruins in the Santa Cruz River valley, just south of Tubac.
A living cave system discovered in 1974 and kept secret for 14 years. Towering stalagmites, delicate cave formations, and 10,000 bats calling it home. Reservations required.
The Town Too Tough to Die. Walk the streets of the Wild West, visit the O.K. Corral, and catch a gunfight reenactment — one of the most storied frontier towns in American history.
Arizona's premier wine region, sitting at 4,200 feet elevation in the Sulphur Springs Valley. More than 20 wineries pour award-winning reds and whites — a desert wine country surprise.
The only place in the US where organ pipe cactus grow wild. Remote, rugged, and breathtaking — one of the least-visited national monuments in the country. Dark skies at night.