Driveouts....

From time to time, GVARC organizes a road  trip to some location of significance to our region.  This has included trips to  the Amazon Distribution Center, Amerind, Mt Hopkins, Gaslight Theater, Franklin Car Museum, U of A Mirror Lab, Arizona Folklore and Official State Balladeer of the state of Arizona, DeGrazia, Gammons Gulch, Sabino Canyon and many, many other locations.  AND we always stop for lunch. 
10/1/2025
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The drive out to the Hummingbird Center will be Friday, October 17, 2025. 
  • We will meet at Joyner GV Library at 9:30 and leave at 9:45 for the 1+ hour drive.  
  • There is no cost but donations are accepted.  
  • Be sure to bring a camera and/or binoculars.  There are many feeders and they see more than just hummingbirds.
  • There are walking trails as well as plenty of places to sit and watch the birds, your choice.
  • The area is on the edge of Patagonia.  It is wooded and green and restful.  
  • We will plan an hour or so for the birds before we go to lunch.  That will be known later.

Please sign up on the website or with Linda.  If you do not plan to meet at the library, please let me know so we don't wait for you. 

Also, please tell me if you don't plan to stay for lunch.

    Please Let Linda Know if YOU are interested
8/16/2025

Linda needs to know your interest in these 3 drive outs for this fall.

 1.   Sunset tours at Mescal Movie Studio in Benson, Saturday Aug 30 Sept.13 and 27 at 5:30 or 6:00 pm.
  • This is where much of the movie "Tombstone" was filmed as well as other films and TV ads.
  • he tour is 60 to 90 minutes with moderate level walking. 
  • Cost $20 per person

2.    The Music Instrument Museum in Phoenix has a traveling exhibit containing Stradivarius, Guarnerius and Amati violins and one of 2 mandolins by Stradivarius. 
  • The exhibit ends Sept. 14.     
  • Tickets must be paid in advance and are $20 per person.  We can have a conducted group tour if enough people sign up or on-our-own tours with headphones. 
  • The museum is open 9 to 5  and 7 days a week.
  • We would finish the tour with dinner at Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa and hear the Wurlitzer theater organ performance.

3.      Paton Hummingbird Center in Patagonia is a free bird sanctuary with hundreds of birds, but particularly the many species of hummingbirds which come to southern Arizona. 
  • It is an outdoor venue with seating and viewing or further exploring, your choice. 
  • Lunch would be at one of the restaurants in nearby Patagonia. 
  • We will plan this for late Sept or October once the weather has cooled.

Thanks, Linda

This slideshow of the Rodeo Museum is courtesy of  Camille Short -  enjoy
The slideshow on the right is from the Rolling Thru Time Auto Museum in April.  courtesy of  Camille Short
Did you miss the trip to Paul Bond Boots in Nogales?
4/13/2024

On Saturday, April 13, at 9:15 we met at Joyner GV Library aux. lot to drive to Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch near Picacho Peak.    Lunch at Cracker Barrel in Marana will follow.

Photos from Camille Short
1/14/2023

Here are a few photos from the Van Gogh Exhibit in Tucson driveout a few of us took on September 14th. 

Photos by Camille Short.:
9/2/2023
On September 2nd, 17 members and guests drove to Sabino Canyon to enjoy the Shuttle Ride to Turnout 9.  The Moon did not rise until we returned to the base shortly after 8:40 pm. Our driver did a great job of navigating the narrow bridges and Camille Short captured many participants, including the Rattlesnake which we had to wait for as it crossed the road in front of us.  She did not capture the Skunk running in front of the Shuttle nor the Tarantula which move to the other side of the road, away from the Rattler.

A good time was had by all and Cathy Tewksbury did a great job of getting off of to Sabino Canyon and on the Tram! 
Photos by Camille Short & Sharon Smith
Photos from our March Trip to Barleens
2/27/2023

On the prettiest day last week, 9 members drove to Tucson to ride the Sunlink tram through downtown Tucson and  to 4th Avenue.  Lunch at Caruso's Italian Restaurant was great.  We rode the tram thru the edge of the University campus to the end of the line, then reversed and returned to the parking lot and home

Upcoming driveouts may include  Equine Voices Rescue Facility in April and Sabino Canyon by Moonlight in May. 

Interested? Let me know.

Linda
 4/23/2022

Six members braved the breezes to see Mescal Movie Studio where the movies "Tombstone", The Quick and the Dead", "Winchester 73", "Monte Walsh", "Outlaw Josie Wales" and others were filmed.  "Hold on to your hat" being the operative word, we heard the history of the various buildings and saw the progress bring made to restore the set to a more usable condition. 
Lunch followed at the Horseshoe Cafe in Benson.
4/14/2023

It is hard to imagine the size of the equipment we saw as twelve members and guests enjoyed a tour of the Komatsu Proving ground near Sahuarita.  Jim McCreery, a Komatsu diesel mechanic, drove us through the grounds as we viewed the machinery and heard the statistics on weight, bucket size, etc.  We saw the ramps where equipment is tested as well as the electric truck and the overhead charging structure under development.  We had a spectacular view over into the nearby copper mine.
Lunch followed at Pub 1922 in Sahuarita.
Updated 4/9/2022

Linda has a few options for driveouts. 
  • Tucson Desert Art Museum:  Seniors $8, Adults $10, Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Historic Canoa Ranch:  Conducted tour $5 on Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Self-conducted any day dawn to dusk
Which of these tickles your fancy???    

Which of the following Driveout suggestions are you interest in????