Canelo

Wonderful afternoon and evening with Athena and Bill Steen at their Canelo home in a remote corner of Arizona off HWY 83 south of Tucson-- so much to take in, from their straw-bale and cobb and clay building projects, to their fascination with border culture, and enthusiasm in helping us plan our onward journey.

Athena chatted with us over some home-made gazpacho and then gave us a tour of the premises. Upon intuiting our 'homeless' status, she welcomed us to spend the night...and Bill prepared a fantastic eggplant-pepper-tomato salsa to go with grilled meat in warmed tortillas.

This is the right time to be in this part of Arizona, the two months of the year when everything here is lushly verdant. Quite a contrast to the sweltering desert around Phoenix. Canelo is about 1000 feet higher than Tucson, and consistently 10F cooler.
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