Dale's Travels with Tiny Trailer: Rainy Day Activities

On Monday it was rainy. Rain is a bummer for me, because it rains in my living room. I did not want to stay in bed all day. (inside Tiny Trailer = being in bed), and I did not want to hang out the clubhouse all day (too much cordiality required).

I drove to Ajo for a breakfast of chilequiles and thought about my options. I decided to check out the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center and museum in Topowa. Topowa is is about 12 miles out of Sells, and Sell s is about 60 miles east of Why. After about 70 miles of driving ( and a little more due to a wrong turn in Sells), I arrived at the museum. I have no pictures of this portion of the day, because photography wasn’t allowed in the museum, and to be perfectly honest, there wasn’t a whole lot to photograph, even if it were allowed. The museum space is about 30-40 feet in diameter, and has information about the tribe’s history, but very few artifacts or art. There were some very nice baskets, and a LOT of little blue cards that said, “This item has been removed from the collection”. I took my time, looked at everything that there was to see, and was still done in about 20 minutes.

As I drove back to Sells, off to the east, I could see the observatory domes of Kitt Peak, so I decided to go have a look. I was only 19 miles further, and it would help temper the disappointment I felt about driving so far to the museum.

Kitt Peak National Observatory is awesome!! I will have to make another trip back, as I spent so long at one of the three telescopes that the public can tour, that I didn’t get to see the other two. . And the views of the desert floor from high on the mountain alone are worth the drive.