[Jewelry making - Article 00557] - Re: [Orchid] Tucson Bound

[Heather Plessner]

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    I am sure you have probably already received many replies to your
    post already. I am at least a week behind on reading my Orchid
    Digests=85 I don't know anything about the jeweler's part of the post,
    so I can't help you there. I did live in Tucson for almost 25 years,
    though, and can give some suggestions as to where to go for fun. If
    you love art (which I am assuming you do since you make jewelry),
    you can=92t miss the DeGrazia Gallery. It is located in DeGrazia=92s
    house. It was turned into a museum after he died many years ago. You
    may have seen some of his art already. Their website has a link on
    the left for visiting their online gift shop, which shows pictures
    of some of the prints of his paintings that are available.
    Everything he has painted and created out of metal among other items
    are totally gorgeous!! If you would=92ve asked me before I left Tucson
     in =9296 if I ever wanted to move back there, I would have said heck
    no!! Now I can=92t believe how much I miss living there. Here is some
    info on the Gallery=97check their actual site out: 

    Phone: +1 520 299 9191; +1 800 545 2185
    Email: gallerysun AT aol.com
    Website: DeGrazia Gallery (  http://degrazia.org/Gallery.aspx  )
    Open Hours: 10am-4pm daily
    Neighborhood: Foothills
    Category: Museums & Galleries

    On their actual website, up towards the top of the page, they have a
    bunch of different tabs to click on. If you pick the one that says
    =91location=92, it shows a small map with directions how to get there.=
 I
    highly recommend going. 

    If you like old airplanes, there is the Pima Air Museum, which is on
    or near the Davis Monthan Air Force Base. A ton of movies have been
    filmed there, including =91The Wraith=92, =91Can=92t Buy Me Love=92, a=
nd part
    of one of Jeff Corwin=92s shows for Animal Planet. 

    If you have never been yet, Sabino Canyon is also gorgeous! They
    have a tram that you can pay to take however far up the canyon you
    wish, and then if you keep your ticket stub, you can either take it
    back down or walk down. There is water there that people swim in,
    but NEVER jump off the rocks into it, especially if there are
    warning signs. Too many people have assumed that it was deep enough
    to dive into, and have been seriously injured or even killed on the
    rocks below the water. You will see all kinds of desert plants and
    cactus, and possibly some of the fauna as well. We have seen snakes,
    roadrunners, scorpions, and a few coyotes as well as many insects
    while hiking there. There is also another trail (other than the one
    the tram takes) that goes to 7 falls, but I have never made it all
    the way there due to having to work the day I tried to hike it. If
    you go in a really humid season, take plenty of bug spray. 

    The Sonoran Desert Museum  is near =91Old Tucson=92, which I wouldn=92=
t
    consider old anymore since it burned down a few years ago and was
    rebuilt. Not to mention their entry fees are pretty high. The Desert
    Museum is really neat, though. They have all kinds of different
    animals as well as plants to see. It=92s just like a zoo. The drive
    alone through Gates Pass is breathtaking if you like desert
    landscapes. 

    Can=92t forget Mount Lemmon. They now have a toll booth going up the
    mountain, but it doesn=92t cost much. You may want to go up to Windy
    Point if you go that way. It=92s rumored that there is a ghost of a
    girl who died on the mountain around there that has supposedly been
    sighted quite a few times.

    If I think of anywhere else, I will post again. I wouldn=92t bother
    going to the International Wildlife Museum, which is out near the
    Sonoran Desert Museum. It is in a building resembling a castle, and
    the admission fees are exorbitant, not to mention the museum is
    pretty disappointing. It=92s ok If you like oversized stuffed animals.=
 

    Have fun!
    Heather

    In WA state, where just 87 degress F feels like good 'ol Tucson, but
    without the air conditioning...

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