Jan 28/2019 Weather high of 73, sunny and calm with a low of 42.
When we stopped at the fairgrounds the other day a biker came up to us to chat or more likely he was looking for someone to ride with :) He comes down here every year and his wife does not ride and he sure was a chatty cathy. Super nice guy. When he left us he said he was taking a ride to Patagonia. Hmmmm. So today we got up thinking "what is there in Patagonia........?"
Taking the back roads we jumped onto hwy 83 called the Patagonia Sonoita Scenic Route. Right away we were climbing and following some winding terrain with nice mountainous views in the distance.
Our pit stop was in Sonoita a small crossroads with some essentials and wineries. (also a big compound for Border Patrol) Between Sonoita and Patagonia you will need your passports if you keep going for the return Border Patrol checkpoint.
We stopped for fuel and to check out the Mercantile. A few bikes came rolling in; everyone is out for a ride today. Heading south from here in about 12 miles is another small town called Patagonia. While Billy was fueling a fellow biker told him to stop at the Wagon Wheel Saloon. Just so you know my husband takes me to all the fine places... be prepared.
In the early 1960's John Wayne was a local down in Patagonia while filming McLintock at the San Rafael Ranch House.
You can still visit the area but it is down a long dusty dirt road.... so we will hang around town and peruse the artifacts. There are few artsy places to look in, an old hotel and stage coach stop, adobe style churches and of course the Wagon Wheel Saloon. Cool little town and real pretty ride.
The ridiculous part is that Billy has watched that movie a dozen times. When we are not on satelite, internet or cable TV just using over the air tuning that movie is always on. The bar was an interesting piece of history and we had our refreshments while looking at the walls. OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A big smirk on my Billy's face and some side conversations with other guys in the bar let out the fact that it was going to be a very quiet night back at the campground. Oh you got to be kidding me!!!!
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| a little yummy treat found at the Mercantile in Sonoita |
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| riding through the canyons on Patagonia Sonoita Scenic route |
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| Snow capped Santa Rita mountains |
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| nice metal works welcome sign |
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| John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in McLintock |
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| McLintock house in the film |
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| Wagon Wheel Saloon - Good enough for John Wayne good enough for us |
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| Condom machine in mens room Out of Order - sign says FIX PLEASE! |
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