Hobie's Casita

N 32*14.808 W 111*13.926 elevation 2228’ This morning dawned sunny, clear and 46 degrees. By 11am it was 66 degrees, we’d gone for a run, packed up the Chalet, and headed south. We stopped to do a couple of errands as we traveled through Tucson, then arrived at 3:30pm at our friend Hobie Denny’s winter casita. He lives in our Olalla neighborhood April through October, and here the rest of the year in his custom-built home on 2 acres adjacent to the Saguaro National Forest. We set up the Chalet next to his house, complete with electric and water hook-ups, and joined him on his covered patio with a view to the west of the Baboquivari Mountains, catching up on news until the sun set behind the mountains, the moon rose in the east, and we headed inside to make dinner. The rest of the evening was followed by continual chatting and making plans for the rest of our time here through Friday night. It’s wonderful to see Hobie and his lovely park-like property with many species of cactus and desert trees again. We were here last year as part of our winter road-trip and are pleased to have more time to hike and explore the area for additional days this year.