1000 Places to See in The USA & Canada before You Die

I've just finished reading The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. She writes “Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.” The book really got me thinking about my own life and death. This line of thought then led me to Patricia Schultz's book 1000 Places to See in The USA & Canada before You Die. My husband and I have been lucky enough to have traveled to many places, and we plan to continue to make excursions and longer trips. But we certainly have NOT been to all the 1000 Places described by Patricia Schultz.

However, we HAVE been to all the sites in Arizona she's mentioned. We are fortunate enough to live in Southern Arizona, near three of her prime locations. We have homes in Tubac and Tucson, and whenever we have a chance, we also visit Cochise County where Tombstone and Bisbee are located. We love going to Rex Ranch to have dinner when we are in Tubac. We are active in the Tubac Center for the Arts. We enjoy the special and traditional events and the diversity of people in Tucson. We strongly recommend that you spend some time in Southern Arizona to experience the people, the cultures, the foods, the weather, the land, the flora, the history, and the arts.