My plan today was to reach El Paso, Texas. Leaving Scottsdale I stopped in Mesa/Phoenix and I bought a Wide Angle Zoom lens for my Nikon D80. I saved around 150 Euro buying the lens in USA. I continued my trip from Scottdale towards Tucson where I had planed to visit the Saguaro N.P, and the San Xavier Le Bac Mission. Saguaros are the cactuses I like most of all.
This is one of the first photos with the 10-20mm wide angle. My Rental Car in the Saguaro N.P.
In 2001 I had visited the San Xavier Le Bac Mission and I wanted to see it again for some nice photos. Unfortunately the mission was in construction and half of it was covered by a construction canvas. So I continued my trip, knowing that it was still more than 4 h drive to El Paso. Last spot I visited in Tucson was a big airplane cemetary near the PIMA air museum.
On my way eastwards I stopped in Tombstone, which is around 1 1/2 hours drive time from Tucson. I made a short stop in Tombstone, strolling around in the main street.
Further 3 hours later, late in the evening I arrived in El Paso, TX. I was so tired from driving (560 miles today) that I took the first Hotel I found: The Camino Real in downtown, near the border bridges. This photo is a view over El Paso towards Juarez from my Hotel Room.