Had I never been in another cave, this would have been seriously cool, but as that’s not the case, our visit to Colossal Cave in Vail, Arizona, was a bit of a disappointment. If you have the means to go to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, spend the extra time and money and go there or visit Kartchner Caverns State Park in Benson, Arizona, when you are in the Southwest. If you have kids and you are in the Tucson area, then Colossal Cave will delight them otherwise, save your money.

On the eastern side of the Saguaro National Park, we see what must be one of the tallest specimens of cactus we have ever seen. On this particular road trip, we are on a discovery drive of southeast Arizona to places we’ve not visited before.