At 8:30, it briefly stopped raining, then started again anf the temp was 6.4C (44.7F). We decided to head out to the Biosphere 2, www.B2science.org which is to the north, in the mountains.
By 9:30, at 3500 ft. the rain turned to snow and the temp has dropped to 2C.
Lots of snow at 3800ft and still coming down!
Those poor pansies!
Biosphere2 is one of the largest greenhouses in the world, and one of the most remarkable structures ever built. It houses living organisms from five natural biomes comprising more than 1,000 species of plants & animals , research areas and the former human habitat. The tour took us through an air-lock door into the wilderness areas of Biosphere 2. The facility covers 3.14 acres, is 91 feet at it's highest point, has 6,500 windows and 7,200 cubic feet of sealed glass - fascinating place! It was the first time our guide has seen snow- considering it was 85F yesterday - just our luck!
Following the tour, we decided to go to the Davis-Mantha Air Force Base to see the Aircraft Boneyard. Well, we found the AFB, but there was no access to the boneyard, only through the Pima Air & Space Museum, which is closed on weekends - sucks to be us!
Next choice was the International Wildlife Museum. There is no snow at this lower elevation, and the weather has warmed up to be quite comfortable.
The displays were awesome of animals from around the world in their own habitat.
This was a giant deer, which grew to 7 feet at the shoulders.
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