As mentioned previously we wanted to check out Oracle because it's sort of in between Tucson and Gilbert. To get there we could go the scenic way or the quick way. We elected to go the scenic way to Oracle and the quick way on the return trip. We knew that the road would be gravel and rough in places, but I don't think we fully understood the going over the Catalina Mountains part of the trip. In places the gravel/rock road was very narrow with several switchbacks. But the vista's and view's were great. It only took us about 3 1/2 hours to go the 50 miles to San Manual which is about 15 miles away from Oracle and the place where we hit pavement again. After arriving in Oracle we stopped in at a resale shop and had a nice conversation with the owner. After finding a local real estate office we grabbed a couple of listing books and then had lunch in the parking lot of the local Catholic mission. We roamed around the residential neighborhoods, but were somewhat disapointed by some of them. Call us picky, but I'd rather not live in a neighborhood where the folks next door keep goats in their front yard. We did however find the local Rust Is Us outlet antique shop. They certainly win the prize in the large rusted objects catagory. The return trip was much quicker and we got to see the Catalina's from the east side. We went through Oro Valley which was founded in 1974! I love finding towns that are younger than I am. We never find that in the mid west or east.
Also went through Catalina, and Marana where we hit the interstate to make the final leg home. A good day.
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