February13: Phoenix, AZ

We took a day off from cycling to explore the city of Phoenix. We visited the Heard Museum, home to an extensive collection of Native American artifacts and modern-day reinterpretations by native artists. We learned a lot about how native peoples survived in the dry desert and rugged mountain regions that we are now cycling through. We also visited "Tacos de Juarez" Mexican restaurant - home of, in Andy's words, "The best Taco ever." We sampled a number of new-to-us Mexican sweets - coconut cookies, milk candy, candied squash and candied sweet potatoes.