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La Tumbleweed Lounge: Not great variety
matcrazy1 Says: They serve cocktails, cold beer, sandwiches, games, non-alcoholic beverages - cheap. I didn't eat their sandwiches, I preffered those made by Ursula :-). Not great veariety there but big commercial on a tall pale as you can see on my picture hehe. If I am not a driver I...
matcrazy1 Says: If you like pizza you can order one in R & R Pizza Express. I didn't eat it, I prefered sandwiches made by Ursula :-). I would choose Pizza Jalapeno there, I think.
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I drove from Yuma via I-8 and then I-10 towards Tucson western part of Saguaro National Park. To go to the Park I had to take exit 236 just in Marana. The business area I stopped is located just by the exit.
Marana is located along interstate freeway I-10 (Phoenix - Tucson):
- 93 miles (150 km, 1.5 hour) southeast of Phoenix
- 23 miles (37 km, 30 min.) northwest of Tucson
- 217 miles (350 km, 3.5 hours) east of Yuma.
Updated Aug 30, 2003
matcrazy1 Says: Look at another landart (is it correct name?) example from Marana. It looks quite nice, don't you think so?Do they love to make such land areas there? Made (paid) by private business or a city? Hmm... I don't know. Notice no flowers there, no wonder - they didn't use to...
matcrazy1 Says: Wear good glasses, enlarge my picture and look. What a lovely composition (landart?) of local cactuses, wood and... an ugly pale in the middle with La Tumbleewed Lounge commercial atop.Hmm... made by local artist? :-))).
matcrazy1 Says: It seems that except empty, desert areas there are some farms on a desert as well. Hmm... if you water the land... Or maybe there are cattle farms exclusively there. Look at my picture to see the pickup truck and its load: isn't it food for the cattle?
Look up and... learn English :-)
matcrazy1 Says: There are quite many commercials atop tall pales in Marana - like usual in the USA (and Europe as well) - just to be seen from farer distance.At this one on my picture you can read:La Tumbleewed LoungeCarry OutsGames.Hmm... what does it mean?Lounge is a comfortable room for...
matcrazy1 Says: There are a lot of such dips as on my picture on a highway (N. Sandario Road) to Saguaro National Park. I heard that sometimes (usually in spring) there are heavy storms in that area with a lot of rain in short time. The rocky, desert earth can't absorb the large quantity of...
matcrazy1 Says: Marana is one of the hottest place in the USA, especially from May to October. Looking for a parking lot in business area at exit 236 on I-10 you will not find any shadowed place. Hmm... not so bad in April but in summer... I even can't imagine. My Buick would boil probably...
Taking pictures is difficult there!
matcrazy1 Says: It is not so easy to take a good picture in sunny day (are they others?) in Marana. First of all there are BIG contrasts between sun-lighted areas and shadows.My top 5 advices:1. avoid taking pics in midday, better just after sunrise or before sunset,2. avoid making pictures...
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Southern Arizona and Marana are one of the hottest places in the USA in summer, or more exactly from May to October.
In summer high temperatures are usually over 100F = 38C (sometimes even 110F = 43C), low over 70F (21C).
Check the 10-day forecast for Marana:
Weather Underground
Unique Suggestions: My top 5 advices:
1. Wear very light (and too large :-) clothes made of natural materials (cotton) and a hat,
2. stay in shadow if possible and move slowly hehe,
3. drink a lot of cold water (no sweet juices or booze),
4. avoid midday and early afternoon,
5. keep smiling :-)))
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Fun Alternatives: Visit Marana from November to April, at least in May or October.
Updated Aug 29, 2003
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Luggage and bags: No bags in hot summer except one for your camera, good (safe) pockets (or comfortable belt) instead. Small city rucksack for warm winter.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Light clothes (shorts, T-shirts, better too large :-) made of natural materials (cotton) for warm/hot days all year round.
Sweater/pullover and/or jacket for cold evenings/nights (from November till April).
Shoes? Oh, yes - you should have them :-). Sandals for walking and/or good walking shoes for trails around (dangerous reptiles and insects possible).
Add sun glasses.
Check the 10-day forecast for Marana:
The Weather Channel
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Good sun protection cosmetics with high UV filter - use them BEFORE or just after you leave your car.
Photo Equipment: Be prepared for large contrasts between sun and shadow - sun filters recommended. Add hmm... how do you call it in English - something fixed to your camera objective to protect it against sun - not comfortable to carry but necessary, I suppose.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Tourist frige with ice cubes and cold beverages inside :-).
Written Aug 29, 2003
Website: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Marana
Tequila is NOT made from cactus
matcrazy1 Says: It's made from agave or maguey (pr. "mah-gay") plant. This plant is actually related to the lily and amaryllis (it has its own genus, Agave). Did you know that?MORE:Tequila? What's that?
Highway to Saguaro National Park
matcrazy1 Says: This highway on my picture goes southwards to Saguaro National Park. It's called North Sandario Road and starts in Marana at exit 236 on I-10.Driving this road I passed, on the right side, by... an airport in Marana (Avra Valley Airport). I was very surprised to see airports...
matcrazy1 Says: It's just a number or... a filling station chain in the USA. I have never see them in Europe.Gas was less expensive there than in California (at least 10%) but more expensive than later in New Mexico and Texas. Is the West more expensive?From my friend Nat:(b1bob):There are...
matcrazy1 Says: No water ---> no plants. Hehe, except some bushes and saguaro cacti, I could see. What else? Just rocky earth with dust and stones. Nothing more there! No palm trees as well.
matcrazy1 Says: Driving N. Sandario Road towards Saguaro National Park (its western part to be more exact) I noticed more and more Saguaro cacti on both sides of the highway. I liked a lot to see them there. And I asked myself why don't they grow in other warm/hot countries I already...
matcrazy1 Says: I stopped in a business area just at exit 236 on I-10 driving westwards.What does it look like? Hmm... strange and exotic for me. Large, very large empty area with a street or better to say highway to Saguaro National Park (called North Sandario Road) in the middle, very...
matcrazy1 Says: Cactus is any of many types of desert plant with thick stems for storing water and usually spines (= sharp points). Hmm... better do NOT touch them and do NOT sit on them :-)). But what about drinking water from cacti?Btw plural from the word "cactus" is either cactuses or...
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Favorite thing: Hmm... nothing interesting there except just to see typical southern Arizonian lazy, hot atmosphere and town.
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Official Town of Marana website
Marana Chamber of Commerce
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Updated Aug 30, 2003
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Driving from Yuma towards Saguro National Park (its western part) you should take Exit 236 on a freeway I-10 just in Marana (follow the direction signs). I stopped at the exit just to rest for a...
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