Wednesday, June 26, 2013

You Can't Get A Ride If You Can't Hold On

We were reluctant to travel to Tucson, AZ after experiencing the high temperatures in Phoenix, but Babbitt found a hotel online with its very own Lazy River & we couldn't resist!  So, we spent two lovely days living the good life, exploring some of what Tucson had to offer & even went horseback riding at the Dude Ranch once home to one of our very favorite childhood television shows!
Starr Pass Resort
The Lazy River/Water Slide Pool was one of three beautiful pools here
The only problem with this hotel was that one of our room keys melted in the hot sun
The O'Babbitt's at the Starr Pass Resort
The staff & the accommodations could not have been better...we received a room upgrade, wine, cheese
board, assorted snacks & a much needed car sun visor, because we were celebrating Katie's birthday
Babbitt with his first ever room service order...he was so excited for room service, but we are
unhappy to report that the pizza we received was not nearly as good as the accommodations
El Charro Cafe
We tore ourselves away from the resort for Cadillac Margaritas & some of the best chips & salsa ever at
El Charro Cafe, lunch at Lindy's On 4th & we even tried tamales at the Tucson Tamale Company
O'Babbitt Tip:  Don't miss Lindy's On 4th if you are in the Tucson area
Tanque Verde Ranch
Katie found this Dude Ranch while searching for the Nickelodeon Television Series,  Hey Dude
& we knew immediately that this is where Babbitt needed to go horseback riding for the first time
Jon, the Head Wrangler at Tanque Verde Ranch leading the way
Since we looked adventurous, Jon took us on a higher elevation trail
Jon with The O'Babbitt's and our horses, Sinatra & Jed
We went on the Sunset Ride & were lucky enough to have a private ride with the head wrangler
The O'Babbitt's at the original Hey Dude set
After our ride, we were took on a special golf cart tour to see the abandoned set &
were told that no one ever asks to see it, but we couldn't have been happier

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