Patagonia Lake State Park (AZ)

Jan. 31, 2012 - We explored the surrounding area today.  Our first stop was in Patagonia, a small town along Highway 82.  We wandered through the shops and chatted with the owners.  The corner gas station caught our attention with this sign:

Patagonia's corner gas station

We ate lunch at a small cafe in Sonoita called The Cafe.  The Raspberry Chicken Chipotle Wrap was very good, but it left my tongue and lips burning!  Tasting wines at two wineries in the Elgin area cleared my palate.  We loved being greeted by five dogs at the Kief-Joshua Winery.  Great wines, too.

Tom and I kayaked on Patagonia Lake near sunset.  We are so close to the lake that we can drag our kayaks into the water from our site.  It was a little cool to be paddling, but it was so nice to be on the water surrounded by hillsides of scrub brush and cactus with flocks of birds around us.