Tuscon Arizona

Greetings from Tuscon Arizona, I am here with my brother while he is at a conference for work. It has been about a year and a half. So needless to say it is really great to be able to spend some time with him. Here is where the Conference is being held at.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tussp-jw-marriott-starr-pass-resort-and-spa/

I guess I should start on my first day, the day I was traveling to get here. It all started Sunday afternoon. I must say that I hate UNITED AIRLINES. My flight from Fresno To LAX was delayed. Why I dont really know. Wait yes I do because its United. Once in LA I had a 2 hour lay over where I waited patiently for my flight to come and whisk me away to Arizona. 20 minutes before we are supposed to leave they let us know that our plane wont be here for another 1 1/2 hours. And now I wont be able to get in until about 12:30 AM at Tuscon. I thought no big deal if I call enterprise I will be able to just have them stay a little bit longer. But no that does not happen they close at 12 sharp no exceptions. What a drag. I did everything possible. I even got me on a plane that left a little bit before. That plane did not leave on time. I was 5 mins late 12:05 they were already shutdown for the day. I HATE UNNITED AIRLINES. I HOPE SOUTHWEST TAKES THEM ALL OUT. I had to take a taxi to the hotel, and back the next day for a grand total of $54. Also not getting to my hotel until about 1:30 AM when I was supposed to be inside asleep by midnight.


Monday was much better day for me. I woke up at about nine O'Clock. A miricle latley for me (I usually get up by about 6:30 or 7 AM).
Anyways it was a non eventful morning for sure. Basically just did work stuff in the morning and then went out to get my rental car. It was a nice upgrade from an economy car (they had none available) I got a ford fusion for the price of a economy.

My bro making a call in the car before dinner!

After getting my car I stopped by Quizznos for Lunch and got Some sandwhiches for my bro and I. The rest of the afternoon I walked around for a bit, and then I did some more Business work. At about 5 PM my bro and I decided just to chill out tonight and so we went into the Lazy river. This hotel is grea for that river alone. Just float around. It was great.

Picture of Lazy river at night

Before dinner we wanted to just relax for a few so here is Steve Checking E-mail

We went to a pretty good mexican restaurant. I mean you cant come out to Tuscon without getting some good mexican food. After dinner we went grocery shopping. Who needs to pay 15$ for breakfast per person per day when you can have what you need for 11$ for the rest of the trip. Oh and only grocery store Ive ever been to where I didnt understand the cashier and mexican music was playing in the background.

After we got back to the Hotel we decided to stay out of our room and enjoy the night life of the hotel. So here are a few pictures of what we experienced, It was a gorgous night.



Day one complete, and now time for bed.


Day two has begun, not only that but it has been fun thus far. The time is now 3:45 PM. I have just got done with my walk, relaxing on the patio, worked out, did my photo shooting for the blog and memorys. In about an hour I will go swimming with my bro. So here are a few a few of the photos of the Marriot Resort Starr Pass Resort

From the Street as you drive up you can see it come forth as you approach, and then you see the entrance sign.

This morning I was able to capture a photo of the Lazy river during the day

This evening my brother and I really wanted to go to a local steak house. Rated #1 in Tucson. We were excited, we planned before hand to stop by and visit somone that he used to go to school with while going to Purdue University. They were from Russia. Still have thick accent and all. It was pretty cool. We had no Idea that they were going to feed us though. We had some meat, really good, mashed potatoes just normal. Collaflower that was to die for. I hate colliflower but I loved this stuff, not sure what they did but they did it right. So no steak tonight. After we left there house we decided that we needed to stop by the grocery store and pick up some more stuff to munch on. I will tell you what, we decided to be cool like everyone else tonight on the patio and we got Jones soda in the bottle. Cream soda was the soda of choice tonight. We got a four pack so one tonight and one tomorrow night. It was a great night. Perfect weather to just sit out and enjoy the music and the lights of tucson. The stars were kinda out which was also nice. Just me and my bro chillin.
This hotel is very relaxing to me, most hotels are okay this is very relaxing though, i love it here.

End of day 2

Why do I LIke the Mountains?

Natural Hot Springs, well atleast the water is from a natrual hot spring, we are in a man made tub where the water is piped in from a little distance away. So cool, so fun

If I had a million dollars (i'd be rich) but not rich enough for this house, still over my budget




Got to love Yosemite, so beautiful, I wish I could stay there longer than I have been able too.

Bridal Vail Falls

El Capitan

Tioga Summit near sunset

Well what a summer I have had thus far. And it has just begun. Well we are really through about 3/4's of it. Man Summer is just too short. I want summer to be about 3 months longer. Also need the money to be about 3 times as much as I am making now. with three times less the amount of work, Wow wouldnt that be nice.

Anyways Last weekend was amazing. I had so much fun, Im pretty sure that Laura did too. Yes Laura came, and it was amazing up there. It was just what we needed.

I guess I should start out with the drive up. We started out the drive on Saturday afternoon. Laura got off of work and I picked her up at home and went to the wonderful place of Jack in the Box for there Orange Sunrise Smoothie which I have come to fall in love with. That drink on a hot summer day just hits the spot. From there we drove through YOSEMITE. That is just one awesome place. Each time I drive through there I just am at awe about what Nature has in store for us.

Every year I go to Yosemite for a day, and every time I go I find it facinating that everything changes. The trails dont change but the amount of water flowing does, wild life changes, some years they are plentiful and others you are searching to find them. Lets not forget the change in scenery . Yes the mountains dont move but the view does, may be clearer on some days rather than on others, maybe more plant growth in an area. One thing I wish there was less of was mosquitos. I hate those little buggers. They can go drink someone elses blood just not mine.

We stopped by to look at the aw and wonder of El Capitan, maybe in a future life I will climb the face of EL CAP. I hear its quite a crazy climb
After Yosemite we headed up through Tioga Pass. This road is my kind of road, mountainous with nobody there, its great. The last time i made that trip was in the middle of the night with my buddy Chase Miller whom we went to go see. So far both trips were a blast. Had so much fun. We shall see how the next few trips go. Hopefully soon I will be able to just pop over the ridge in an airplane for a total flight of 40 mins vs 4 1/2 hours. How nice that day will be. Anyways once arriving at Chases Studio Apt. (really cool one with two bunk beds and a regualar bed) It was something that I could live in if I lived on my own. Its my type of place. You know I wouldnt mind if I Was able to live up there, affording it would be nearly impossible but it would be nice to b able too. We saw a normal house for over 500,000$

We were able to do a lot while there, able to rock climb, play frisbee golf, go hike, and climb glass mountain, able to go to church! Tons of fun, only a handful of us there period. It was neat. Church had a total of probrably 12 people there. Smallest Id ever been in.

Rock Climbing in Mammoth Lakes is incredible. It is so much fun.

This I laura Climbing the face of one of the rocks in Mammoth.

Here is Laura Belaying Chase as he climbs

And here is who she is belayin


Isnt that a great night shot!!


Here I am climbing up a different Slab of Rock
Mountains are wonderful, It is in the mountains where I feel at peace. In the city I feel stressed and crowded, always on the go. Never a moment to rest. It is in the mountains where I feel relaxed, where I feel that the ways of the world are so far away. That as the day goes on the rest of the world pauses. I look forward to the day where I will be able to live in such a wonderland. I think that is why I like to fly so much. When I am in the air I dont feel the world on my shoulders. I feel it quite a bit below me (no pun intended). The sky is my office. I always have a window office :)